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Career Service Recognition
Career Recognition Payments – Payment amounts vary based on years of service and are made on the employee’s anniversary date, which may not be the same as the date of hire. These payments will only be made if funding is available as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. Listed below are the amounts and years of service.
| Career Recognition Payments |
| 10 years through 14 years |
$ 600.00 |
| 15 years through 19 years |
$ 700.00 |
| 20 years through 24 years |
$ 800.00 |
| 25 years or more |
$ 900.00 |
Leave Programs
Full-time employees accrue annual leave based on years of employment. Employees working less than full-time but more than 1,000 hours per year in a regular salary position accrue annual leave in the same proportion as time worked. Employees working half time would accrue half of the annual leave time noted on the table.
| Years of Employment |
Monthly |
Annually |
| Through 3 years |
1 day |
12 days |
| 3 through 5 years |
1 day, 2 hours |
15 days |
| 12 through 20 years |
1 day, 6 hours |
21 days |
| Over 20 years |
1 day, 7 hours |
22.5 days |
For annual and sick leave calculations 1 day equals 8 hours.
Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of one day for each complete month of service. Employees working less than full-time but more than 1,000 hours per year in a regular salary position accrue sick leave in the same proportion as time worked.
Holiday Pay
The Arkansas Department of Correction observes the following holidays:
| New Years Day |
January 1 |
| Martin Luther King & Robert E. Lee’s Birthday |
Third Monday in January |
| President’s Day |
Third Monday in February |
| Memorial Day |
Last Monday in May |
| Independence Day |
July 4 |
| Labor Day |
First Monday in September |
| Veteran’s Day |
November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day |
Fourth Thursday in November |
| Christmas Eve Day |
December 24 |
| Christmas Day |
December 25 |
| Employee’s Birthday |
Employees are granted one holiday to observe their birthday. |
The Governor by Executive Proclamation may proclaim additional days at his/her discretion in observance of special events or for other reasons.
Catastrophic Leave Bank Program
Catastrophic leave is a bank of accrued annual and sick leave voluntarily donated by Department employees, which upon approval may used by employees who meet the catastrophic illness eligibility requirements.
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