Make Your Time Matter: Donate Vacation Leave to the Shared Leave Pool

As the end of the fiscal year approaches on June 30, Missouri State University invites you to turn unused vacation leave into something powerful — support for a colleague in need.

💛 What is the Shared Leave Pool?

The Shared Leave Pool is a voluntary program that allows employees to donate accrued vacation leave to a central bank of hours. These hours are then available to qualifying employees who are experiencing a serious medical condition (their own or that of an immediate family member) or who are welcoming a child through birth, adoption or placement.

Shared Leave can help prevent loss of income during extended absences from work. When employees have exhausted their own paid leave balances, this program offers them a safety net — provided by the generosity of colleagues like you.

🍼 As of 07/01/2024: Expanded Parental Leave

Effective July 1, 2024, eligible employees may receive up to 80 hours of Shared Leave for Parental Leave without needing to use their own vacation or sick time first.

⏳ Limited-Time Opportunity: Donate More!

From now through June 30, the maximum donation limit has been temporarily increased from 48 to 64 hours. If you’ve already donated 48 hours previously, this is your opportunity to contribute up to 16 additional hours and help us meet a critical campus need.

💡 Per policy: Employees may not exceed 48 hours of donated leave unless the Office of Human Resources communicates a need for more donations. This temporary increase is one such opportunity.

🎯 Help Reach Our Goal

The Shared Leave Committee is working toward a goal of 2,500 donated hours by June 30. Donations can be made in one-hour increments, and every hour matters.

💡 Eligible employees must donate at least eight hours to be eligible to receive Shared Leave in the future.

When you give to the Shared Leave Pool, you’re not just donating hours — you’re providing peace of mind, relief and support to someone in your MSU family during a time of need.

🖥️ How to Donate

• Log into the MyMissouriState portal
• Click the Time & Leave Resources card
• Select Shared Leave Pool (Requests & Donations)

Missouri State is a community that cares. Join us in lifting one another up — donate vacation leave today and make your time count in the best possible way.

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