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Sick Leave Bank

Established in 1989, the Sick Leave Bank (SLB) provides members who are experiencing serious illnesses an opportunity to request additional paid leave from the bank after exhausting all personal accrued leave.

Sick Leave Bank members, with an emergency illness or injury, should download and print the Sick Leave Bank Withdrawal Request Application (PDF). Please note that Sick Leave Bank members of the Institute of Agriculture have a separate form. Click here for the UTIA form (PDF). The completed form should be returned to the Employee Relations office at 230 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.

Sick Leave Banks - Open Enrollment

The Sick Leave Bank annually enrollment period is from April through June. To be eligible, you must be a regular UT employee, accruing sick leave, with a sick leave balance of at least 48 hours or 6 days (pro-rated for regular part-time employees), by June 30. Employees meeting these requirements, who wish to join the bank, must complete an open enrollment application and agree to donate 24 hours of sick leave to the bank. The annual deadline for membership is June 30.

For additional information about the Sick Leave Banks and the Transfer program, please contact Ashley Jones (865) 974-6452.

Sick Leave Bank Trustees - UTK


  • William J. Beintema, Law Library, Director
  • Gail S. Conner, Hodges Library, Manager
  • Jody Huff, Payroll, Associate Director
  • Mike Herbstritt, Human Resources, Assistant Director
  • C. Roger McDonald, Facilities Services, Electrician
  • Mike West, University Housing, Associate Director

Sick Leave Bank Trustees - UTIA


  • Angela Berry, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Administrative Specialist
  • Timothy Fawver, Extension Service Administration, Budget Director
  • Morgan Gray, Agricultural Economics, Analyst
  • Rebecca Gompf, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Associate Professor
  • Mike Herbstritt, Human Resources, Assistant Director

Sick Leave Transfer

Sick Leave Transfer allows for university employees to voluntarily donate unused sick leave to other employees who have exhausted all employee accrued leave and the SLB allotment. Employees must be members of the SLB to receive the donation of days. However, the donor is not required to be a SLB member, but must be willing to donate a minimum of 80 hours.