RCUH HR IMPORTANT: Administrative Leave for RCUH Employees on July 19, 2023 (County of Hawai‘i)

TO: All Principal Investigators employing RCUH Regular Salaried Employees working physically on Hawai‘i Island ONLY

Governor Josh Green issued a notice that State offices in the County of Hawai‘i will be closed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 due to severe weather conditions. Non-emergency employees located on Hawai‘i Island shall be granted administrative leave. This notice provides Principal Investigators guidance for time reporting for your RCUH employees who work in the County of Hawai‘i.   

The following information is provided in order to clarify the work or leave status of employees:

  1. Employees who work on WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023, shall be considered as having worked their normal day of work and shall not be granted equivalent time off at a later date.
  2. Employees who are on their scheduled day off shall not be granted equivalent time off at a later date.
  3. Employees who are on approved leaves should be continued on leave status without any adjustment to their leave records and shall not be granted equivalent time off at a later date.
  4. Hourly paid employees shall not be entitled to Administrative Leave.

Please refer to RCUH’s memo with further guidance for unforeseen disruptions in work schedules.

Time Reporting: On the RCUH eTimesheet, please report Administrative Leave hours using the Administrative Leave with Pay Code “ADM” available as a drop-down option on the “Leave/Other Codes” row.

Any questions regarding this memo may be addressed to Director of Human Resources Kira Higa at [email protected].