Employees request leave time, such as vacation, personal holidays, and sick leave, using the Time and Absence module in MyUW. In conjunction with the move to a biweekly pay schedule for all UW System employees—including UW–Madison employees—Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Appointees are now expected to enter their leave as soon as possible after the leave time is used. These employees should not wait until the end of the calendar month to enter leave taken for that month. If no leave is taken in a given calendar month, Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Appointees should use the No Leave Taken function in MyUW to submit a report as soon as possible after the calendar month has ended. University Staff should continue to use timesheets, as they have been, for leave reporting.

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