Time Away From Work
PAID TIME OFF (PTO)
Denver Health recognizes the need for employees to have time away from work and provides paid time off (PTO) for eligible employees. PTO accrual is pro-rated based on the actual number of hours worked in a pay period to a maximum of 80 hours.
PTO is flexible paid time off from work that can be used for such needs as vacation, personal or family illness, doctor’s appointments and other activities of the employee’s choice.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
In the event of the death of an immediate family member, employees will be given up to 24 paid leave hours annually. An immediate family member is a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling. Each employee is entitled to up to one Bereavement Leave per year. Bereavement leave does not accrue and does not add to an employee’s PTO balance.
Check out the policy in Policy Stat for more details.
LEAVE SHARING
Denver Health allows leave sharing, which is a person-to-person donation of PTO to assist a fellow employee in need. Employees that experience a medical emergency for themselves or their immediate family or have a death of an immediate family member may be eligible to receive PTO donation from another employee. Recipient employees who are expected to be out for at least two weeks must be on an approved leave of absence, not qualify for disability benefits and have used all available PTO. To complete an application or discuss your options, contact the Leave of Absence (LOA) team at 303-602-6947, option 3.
Note: Restrictions apply.
DENVER HEALTH OBSERVED HOLIDAYS
Denver Health observes seven (7) paid holidays:
- New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 20
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 26
- Independence Day: Friday, July 4
- Labor Day: Monday, September 1
- Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 27
- Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25