Vacation
Eligibility to Accrue Vacation
Most employees are eligible to accrue vacation. An employee whose services are being terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily, will not accumulate additional vacation days.
Employees who average less than 32 hours per week are considered part-time and may not accrue vacation at the same rate as full-time employees.
How Your Vacation Accrues
Police Department and Fire Department employees earn 20 days per calendar year. Other Metro employees earn vacation days according to their years of service:
| Years of Service |
Days Earned Per Year 1 |
|---|---|
| 1 through 5 | 10 days |
| 6 through 10 | 15 days |
| 11 | 16 days |
| 12 | 17 days |
| 13 | 18 days |
| 14 | 19 days |
| 15 | 20 days |
| 16 | 21 days |
| 17 | 22 days |
| 18 | 23 days |
| 19 | 24 days |
| 20 or more | 25 days |
1 If you work for Metro Nashville Public Schools or are not covered by Civil Service, your vacation may be different. See your departmental Human Resources coordinator.
Vacation may be accrued to an amount equal to three times the employee's current annual accrual rate. Vacation days for General Government employees accrue monthly. Civil Service employees should consult the Civil Service Rules for additional requirements for vacation time and accrual limits.