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Upon completion of 13 pay cycles (approximately six months) employees receive six days of vacation leave. Vacation accrues according to the following schedule:

Accruable Years Days Vacation Per Year
1st through 3rd year 12 days
4th through 7th year 16 days
8th through 13th year 20 days
14th through 18th year 23 days
19th year 24 days
20th year 25 days
21st year 26 days
22nd year 27 days
23rd year 28 days
24th year 29 days
25th and thereafter 30 days

A maximum of 45 days may be carried over from one year into the next.


Employees receive six days of sick leave upon completion of 13 pay cycles (approximately six months). Sick leave is accrued at the rate of one day per month.


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Holiday Date
New Years' Day January 1
Martin Luther King Junior Day 3rd Monday in January
President's Day 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day 1st Monday in September
Veterans' Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November
Day After Thanksgiving 4th Friday in November
Christmas Day December 25th

Pierce County employees enjoy 10 paid holidays.

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Regular full-time and regular part-time employees shall also receive two additional paid 'personal' holidays. Each paid personal holiday shall accrue on January 1st of each year and must be taken during the calendar year in which it was accrued.



Part-time employees receive pro-rated benefits.


The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provisions contained herein may be modified and/or revoked without notice.


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