To provide flexibility CTO can be used for vacation, personal illness, doctor's appointments, and other personal reasons, including care of immediate family who are seriously ill and require care at home, or for children's doctors' appointments which cannot be scheduled outside of working hours.
A sick leave reserve (SLR) is established for each full-time benefits eligible staff or administrative employee. New hires receive a one-time allotment of 5 days in SLR.