Annual Wellness Release Time Details

·         Release time will be made available to employees regardless of participation in the Rewards Program.

·         Release time is to be used for Employee Wellness Activities only.  CTE, Leading and learning, etc. do not apply.

·         Release time does not accrue.  Any unused release time is forfeited at the closing of each fiscal year. 

·         Release time allotment is based on regularly scheduled working hours.

A.     Full-time Faculty

All full-time faculty will be granted 8 hours of annual release time (considered college business) to attend events sponsored by Employee Wellness.

NOTE 1: Faculty are expected to manage their attendance of Wellness events so that attendance does not conflict with scheduled class time.

NOTE 2:  If your primary assignment is full-time, you are entitled to total of 8 hours release time. 

Table 1

Time Sheet Recording:

If you record Wellness Release Time hours, use your normal PTAEO but substitute “Bench” as the Task and “Wellness Activities” as the Hours type.

B.  Part-time Faculty

Part-time faculty will be granted a portion of the 8 hours, based on their average semester contact hours for the calendar year, to attend Wellness sponsored events (see Table 2 below).  This annual allotment will be paid at the professional development rate. 

NOTE 1: Faculty are expected to manage their attendance of Wellness events so that attendance does not conflict with scheduled class time.

NOTE 2: Wellness events are not considered part of load.

NOTE 3:  The release time for the total of an individual’s regularly scheduled, part-time assignments will be considered up to a maximum of 6 release hours in application of the 30 hour rule.

Table 2

Time Sheet Recording:

When recording Wellness Release Time hours, use the following information:

Project: 245

Task: Wellness

Award: 1000366

Hours type: Wellness Activities

C.  Full-time Staff

All full-time employees will be granted 8 hours of annual release time to attend events sponsored by Employee Wellness.

NOTE 1:  If your primary assignment is full-time, you are entitled to total of 8 hours release time. 

Table 3

Time Sheet Recording:

When recording Wellness Release Time hours, use your normal PTAEO but substitute “Bench” as the Task and “Wellness Activities” as the Hours type.

D.  Part-time Staff

All part-time non-teaching staff will be granted a portion of the 8 hours based on their working hours (see Table 4 below).

NOTE 1:  The release time for the total of an individual’s regularly scheduled, part-time assignments will be considered up to a maximum of 6 release hours in application of the 30 hour rule.

NOTE 2:  Wellness release time cannot be considered for overtime.

Table 4

Time Sheet Recording:

When recording Wellness Release Time hours; use your normal PTAEO but substitute “Bench” as the Task and “Wellness Activities” as the Hours type.

E.   Student Employees

Student employees may attend wellness events on their own time or with the approval of their supervisor.