Time Away from Duke

 Paid Parental Leave: Duke provides up to six consecutive weeks of 100 percent paid parental leave to eligible parents following the birth or adoption of a child.

 Remote/Hybrid Work Arrangements: There are many instances of flexible work arrangements at Duke today. Formal guidelines have been developed to help support supervisors and employees in establishing these arrangements.

 Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time: Campus and Medical Center staff accrue benefit time using a traditional vacation, holiday, and sick time model.

 Paid Time Off (DUHS): Duke University Health System (DUHS) provides a Paid Time Off (PTO) program for eligible employees which puts vacation, sick leave, holiday, and funeral leave into one program.

 Leaves of Absence: Duke recognizes that during a regular staff member's career circumstances may arise which require a prolonged leave of absence from work. A leave of absence requires the approval of the requesting employee's department.

 Other Work Absences: Duke also provides for other types of work absences, including workers' compensation, funeral leave, voting time, jury duty leave, flexible work arrangements, and Family Medical Leave.

I am grateful to Duke for its parental leave policy. Those first few months of a newborn and new family dynamic are intense and emotional and wonderful, and I am thankful I could take that time to be with my family.”

Catherine Liao Associate Vice President Duke Health Government Relations