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AdventHealth Employee Benefits
Please refer to the AdventHealth Employee Handbook for a full listing and explanation of benefits (access available through the Hub).
Advanced Academic Study Loan
The Advanced Academic Study Loan for full-time faculty is designed to provide educational assistance towards professional development in their role at AdventHealth University.
See Advanced Academic Study Loan Policy - Faculty.
AHU Tuition Benefit
To establish the tuition and fee benefits for all AHU employees and their immediate family members enrolled in AHU academic programs.
See Tuition Benefits at AHU for Employees and Family Members Policy.
An employee can receive up to a certain amount per calendar year that is not considered taxable income. Please refer to 26 USC 127: Educational Assistance Programs for current limits for untaxed and taxed income amounts. AHU will abide by all tax laws.
Elective Membership Dues
The University urges its faculty to be active in national, state, and local professional organizations appropriate to their teaching assignments. The University will reimburse each faculty member for the membership fee in two professional organizations.
Faculty Vacation Policy
Twenty days of annual vacation are provided for full-time faculty. Part time faculty’s vacation will be prorated based on their scheduled hours. No more than ten vacation days may be carried over to the next academic year for a maximum of thirty days for full time faculty (prorated for part-time faculty). The annual vacation days will be added to your vacation bank on the first day of the first full pay period after the start of the new academic year every Fall. Faculty must submit a request for time off via the Hub to their Administrator/Department Chair for approval prior to the start of vacation.
Vacations must be scheduled to meet the instructional and research requirements of the department. Each department will track and schedule vacations in order to not interfere with the operation of the department and to ensure that each faculty member receives the appropriate vacation allowance during the academic year contract period. Every effort will be made to satisfy the faculty member’s request.
Faculty are to take vacation during those times when they are not assigned specific tasks or teaching, and at a time agreed upon with the department chair. Official University holidays and/or days when the University offices are closed are not counted as part of a faculty vacation time.
Vacation days may not be used in lieu of notice of resignation, after notice of resignation is provided, or to extend employment beyond the separation date. Unused vacation days are not paid out at separation of employment.
If a faculty member is sick, the faculty member must notify his/her Department Chair of the inability to report to work in a timely manner. Sick days are paid and are not counted as part of a faculty vacation time. Upon return to work after absences of three (3) consecutive days or more, employees are required to provide his/her Department Chair a statement from a health care provider which documents the validity of, or need for, the time away from work. Once a faculty member is absent for five (5) consecutive days, he/she must be placed on a Leave of Absence.
Leave of Absence (LOA)
The Leave of Absence (LOA) policy is available for those times when it is necessary to request time off for certain qualifying reasons.
Professional Leave
Faculty may wish to return to full-time practice in their profession in order to renew their skills and/or update their professional practice. Requests for leave from teaching responsibilities must be made to the Provost well in advance of the desired experience and will be granted only when it is deemed in the best interest of the faculty, students, and the University. Generally, no salary or expense considerations will be made when such requests are granted. A specified length of time must be part of the request.
Sabbatical Leave
AHU Administration recognizes the need for faculty to participate in scholarly activities. Faculty need to have the time for research, publication, and presentations. Sabbatical leaves allow faculty concentrated time to engage in these activities.
Refer to the Sabbatical Leave Policy and Sabbatical Leave Standard Operating Procedures for complete details.
Voting
Please refer to the AdventHealth Handbook (accessed via Workday or Team Member Handbook).
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