What is Hardship Leave?

Hardship Leave is the bank in EmpCenter for leave that is donated to you from other employees.  Hardship leave can be used with an approved protected leave case. 

For more details on Hardship Leave qualifications, see the Family and Medical Leave page.

How do I request Hardship Leave?

Hardship Leave will be added to your bank when a donation has been made to you.  For questions, contact the FMLA Administrators

You will see the bank on your Leave Balances tab in EmpCenter:

hardship leave bank on the leave balances tab of the timesheet

Please note, the balance is added manually to your bank in EmpCenter, so you will also see an exception on the timesheet noting that someone other than the employee saved the timesheet.

How do I use Hardship Leave?

You enter Hardship Leave just like any other leave on your timesheet:

hardship leave pay code and hours on timesheet

Or via the time off request process:

hardship leave pay code on the time off request

For more information on entering time on your timesheet, see the appropriate FAQ:

Enter Time - Classified Hourly

Enter Time - Classified Salaried Exempt

Enter Time - Classified Salaried Non-exempt

For more information on entering a time off request, see the FAQ.

If you have a protected leave case, be sure to associate the Hardship Leave taken with the leave case.  See the Protected Leave guide for more information.