Sick Leave

 MIT offers generous sick-time policies, and staff are encouraged to take sick days as appropriate in order to maintain their health. It is also encouraged that staff stay home and take a sick day if they have any illness that might be contagious to others (for example, the common cold or the flu). Please refer to MIT's sick leave policies if you have any questions or concerns. 

Please complete the following procedures when a sick day occurs:

▪          (When possible) Inform your supervisor that you will be out of the office and add a note to the NA travel calendar using the format “Name–out.”

▪          If there are any work issues that will require attention in your absence, inform your supervisor.

For salaried employees:

Salaried staff should record all sick days by going to Atlas Time and Vacation Entry Sick Time Reporting (please note this is a Massachusetts state law requirement as well as an MIT one). Please make sure to record sick time as soon as possible, and within at least 30 days from when you took sick leave.

For hourly MIT employees:

Hourly MIT staff should record sick time by selecting “Sick” on their time sheet for the appropriate day(s) by going to Atlas Time and Vacation Entry Time Sheet Entry.

Notes for all staff:

Staff are not expected to complete any work on days they are out of the office because of an illness. Staff who intermittently check email or complete work during a sick day should record the hours they did not do productive work as sick time. Sick time can be recorded in quarter-hour increments.

If staff are out of the office because their child or family member is sick, they should record non-productive work hours as sick time, or make up that time by working with their supervisor on a flex time arrangement. 

For sick leaves for a Serious Health Condition or an absence longer than three consecutive workdays (or 24 consecutive work hours), the employee must contact Workpartners to notify them of the absence. Medical documentation may be required. For confidentiality reasons, employees should direct questions and send any medical documation containing details about a Serious Health Condition to MIT's leave administration vendor Workpartners. MIT has some useful checklists for staff to use to help them understand the steps they need to take for a planned or unplanned medical leave.

This policy does not apply to employees whose primary place of work is outside of Massachusetts. If an employee's primary place of work is in a state that has a paid sick leave policy, MIT will comply with the provisions of that state's law.