| Section: |
Employee/Labor Relations |
Section Number: |
4.3.8 |
| Subject: |
Fringe Benefits: Holidays |
Date of Present Issue: |
3/87 |
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Date of Previous Issues:
11/81, 1/79 |
POLICY:
- Holidays
The following legal holidays shall be observed: New Year's Day, Memorial
Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
In addition four (4) paid declared holidays will be granted: the day
after Thanksgiving Day, and either the day before or the day following
three (3) of the legal holidays to be announced annually in advance.
When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following
Monday; and when a holiday falls on a Saturday, it shall be observed
on the preceding Friday and any provisions concerning holiday pay or
holiday time off shall in such event, apply to such Monday or Friday
on which the holiday is observed.
- Eligibility for Holiday Pay:
To be eligible for holiday pay, regular full-time and regular part-time
employees must have working status during the normally scheduled work
week in which the holiday occurs.* Working status requires that an employee
works on the last scheduled workday prior to and on the first scheduled
workday following the holiday, unless excused because of:
- Personal sickness or injury
- Approved vacation
- Short term unpaid leave of absence (2 weeks or less)
- Other extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the employee
which cannot be corrected in time to meet the employment obligations.
Employees on lay-off status or on long-term unpaid leave of absence
(more) than two weeks) will not receive holiday pay.
If employees are laid off during the Christmas recess because of lack
of work, they will receive holiday pay for the holidays scheduled to
be observed during the Christmas recess.
- Holiday Pay:
Eligible regular full-time employees regularly working eight hours a
day will receive eight hours pay at their regular hourly rate for the
holiday. Eligible full-time employees on special appointments, and regular
part-time employees will receive holiday pay in proportion to time employed
in the pay period in which the holiday occurs.
- Holiday Work:
In addition to holiday pay, a non-exempt employee who works on the holiday
will be paid for the time worked at one and one-half times the hourly
rate.
* For Hourly Bargaining Unit employees only.
Time worked on a holiday will not be included in computation of overtime
pay for that week.
- Holidays During Vacation or Sick Leave:
Holidays which fall during an approved vacation or sick leave shall
not be counted as part of vacation or of sick leave time.
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