Unified Fire Authority
Explanation of Benefits
Conversion of Unused Sick Leave: Unused sick leave hours can be converted to additional vacation hours at the end of the calendar year, if the employee has used little or no sick leave during that year. 8-hour firefighters and non-firefighter employees, who are eligible for benefits, currently may have a maximum of 32 hours converted. 24-hour firefighters currently may have a maximum of 48 hours of sick leave converted. Sick leave conversion to vacation is optional on the part of the employee and coordinated each year through Payroll.
Vacation: Paid time off for employees( who are eligible for benefits) to use as personal time off, with approval from their supervisor. The current amount of leave that is accrued varies depending on the length of UFA service( see below). Unused vacation hours are currently cashed out at the time of termination or retirement. 342 Hours( 8-Hour Sworn or Civilian employee) or 480 hours( 24-Hour Sworn employees) may be carried over from year to year.
UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY SERVICE * Note: Vacation leave hours accrue semi-monthly( per paycheck) to provide the monthly total
24-Hour Employees
Monthly * Vacation Awarded
8-Hour Employees Service date through the end of the 8th year. 12 hours 8 hours Beginning of the 9th year through the end of the 16th year. 18 hours 12 hours Beginning of the 17th year and over. 24 hours 16 hours
UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY SERVICE * Note: Vacation leave hours accrue semi-monthly( per paycheck) to provide the monthly total
Non-Exempt Executive Staff and Exempt Merit Employees through the end of the 16th year.
Non-Exempt Executive Staff and Exempt Merit Employees beginning the 17th year and over and Exempt Executive Staff from the time of selection / hire.
Monthly * Vacation Awarded
12 hours
16 hours
Paternity Leave: 24-hour Firefighter employees are eligible for 48 hours of Paternity Leave. Day staff are eligible for 40 hours.
Funeral and Bereavement Leave: Paid time off granted following the death of a friend or relative. Currently, for a death in the immediate family, 8-hour firefighters or non-firefighter employees, who are eligible for benefits, may take up to forty hours of leave and 24-hour firefighter employees may take leave for up to two 24-hour shifts. For a death of a friend or other relative, eligible employees may take up to five hours of leave.
Holidays: 8-Hour Firefighters or non-firefighter employees, who are eligible for benefits, receive 11 paid holidays and 1 personal day. Employees working 24-hour schedules currently receive six holiday shifts per year.
Retirement: All full-time employees are eligible for pension credit based on the system and Tier. The Unified Fire Authority currently pays 100 % of the retirement contribution for the defined benefit portion of the plan. Employees also have access to 401( k), 457 and Roth IRA plans through Utah Retirement Systems. Information booklets are available at www. urs. org. We will also hold an orientation session for individuals selected for hire and as part of that orientation, there will be a presentation from a representative of Utah Retirement Systems.
All full-time Civilian employees that are in the Tier II system currently have 3 % contribution to a retirement account selected by UFA.
* All full-time sworn firefighters are considered to be in Division B under Utah Retirement Systems firefighter retirement and are not eligible for Social Security contributions.
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