One Leave (PTO)
The One Leave Program is a benefit that allows you to accrue a “bank” of hours based on years of service.
Use your One Leave hours for vacation, personal business, family illness, doctor/dental visits, funerals, or recovery from sickness or accident.
You can bank up to 750 One Leave hours. During the calendar year (January 1 to December 31) your balance may rise above 750 hours, but any hours above 750 are forfeited on January 1 of each year. Use or cash out the excess before year-end so you do not lose it.
- Temporary employees hired for a minimum of 6 months will accrue One Leave starting on their date of hire. They can start using One Leave hours at their 90-day anniversary.
- Employees who are exempt from overtime may take One Leave in four-hour increments.
- Non-exempt employees may take partial or full days of One Leave.
Transfer Hours to Cash
At the end of each year, eligible employees will have a window to transfer a portion of next year’s One Leave hours to cash (up to your annual accrual rate):
- Up to 120 hours paid at 100%.
- Additional hours paid at 80%.
- Hours will be paid once a month throughout the next year.
One Leave Donation Plan
To support employees who are exhausting paid leave options due to illness, or a medical emergency of an eligible family member, you can donate One Leave hours to them. Just use the One Leave Donations Giving Form.
A few highlights include:
- The ability to donate to a general One Leave pool. This pool supports employees when donations are insufficient or confidentiality is necessary.
- One Leave donations can be submitted at any time, but to be received this year they must be submitted by December 1.
- Year-end donations are a perfect opportunity for employees who are above the 750 hour year-end maximum One Leave balance to transfer that value to the general One Leave pool.
If you're interested in learning more about the One Leave Donation Program, it's accessible on The Avenue in the HR Department by selecting 'forms.'
Leaving Avista
When you retire from Avista, your One Leave balance will be credited to your individual HRA account.
If you stop working for Avista before retirement, your One Leave balance will be paid to you as cash.
How You Accrue One Leave Hours
This table shows a snapshot of how you accrue One Leave hours over time.
| Completed Years of Service | Estimated Accrual Per Year (Days) | Estimated Accrual Per Pay Period (80 Hours) |
Accrual Rate Per Hour Worked |
|---|---|---|---|
During the 1st year |
20.00 |
6.15 |
.0769 |
During the 2nd year |
20.71 |
6.37 |
.0796 |
During the 3rd year |
21.42 |
6.59 |
.0824 |
During the 4th year |
22.13 |
6.81 |
.0851 |
During the 5th year |
22.83 |
7.03 |
.0879 |
During the 6th year |
23.54 |
7.24 |
.0905 |
During the 7th year |
24.25 |
7.46 |
.0933 |
During the 8th year |
24.96 |
7.68 |
.0960 |
During the 9th year |
25.67 |
7.9 |
.0988 |
During the 10th year |
26.38 |
8.12 |
.1015 |
During the 11th year |
27.08 |
8.33 |
.1041 |
During the 12th year |
27.79 |
8.55 |
.1069 |
During the 13th year |
28.50 |
8.77 |
.1096 |
During the 14th year |
29.21 |
8.99 |
.1124 |
During the 15th year |
29.92 |
9.21 |
.1151 |
During the 16th year |
30.63 |
9.42 |
.1178 |
During the 17th year |
31.33 |
9.64 |
.1205 |
During the 18th year |
32.04 |
9.86 |
.1233 |
During the 19th year |
32.75 |
10.08 |
.1260 |
During the 20th year |
33.46 |
10.29 |
.1286 |
During the 21st year |
34.17 |
10.51 |
.1314 |
During the 22nd year |
34.88 |
10.73 |
.1341 |
During the 23rd year |
35.58 |
10.95 |
.1369 |
During the 24th year |
36.29 |
11.17 |
.1396 |
During the 25th year |
38.00 |
11.69 |
.1461 |
Thereafter |
38.00 |
11.69 |
.1461 |