HOLIDAYS

 

410.2.1 Purpose

 

To provide eligible employees paid leave for the purpose of recognizing specific holidays during the year.

 

410.2.2 Eligibility

 

Eligible employees are regular and probationary full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week, and full-time one-year temporary employees (as defined in 443.1.3.3, #1).  Other temporary employees, part-time employees and full-time faculty are not eligible.

 

To be eligible for a paid holiday, the eligible employee must work, or be on an approved paid leave, the last scheduled day before and the first scheduled day after the holiday. 

 

410.2.3 Scope of Benefit

 

Official College holidays are designated by the President and include the following:

 

·         New Years Day (1)

·         Labor Day (1)

·         Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1)

·         Veteran’s Day (1)

·         President's Day (1)

·         Thanksgiving Day (1)

·         Memorial Day (1)

·         Day after Thanksgiving (1)

·         Independence Day (1)          

·         Winter Holiday (7)

 

410.2.4 Holidays on the Weekend

 

Holidays falling on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday. Holidays falling on a Sunday will be observed on the following Monday.

 

410.2.5 Holidays and other Leave Categories

 

Employees who are on approved unpaid leaves of absence or are receiving terminal vacation pay, are not entitled to receive pay or credit for holidays that fall within those leave periods.

 

If the holiday falls within an employee's paid leave period, the College will not count the holiday as a leave day.

 

Holidays falling within a vacation or sick leave period will be treated as holidays and, therefore, not charged to vacation or sick leave.

                       

410.2.6 Holidays and Work Schedules

 

Eligible employees who cannot be excused from their duties on a holiday will be granted another day off during the same or a subsequent workweek for each holiday worked.  Scheduling and authorizing of this day off will be the responsibility of the appropriate administrator/supervisor.

 

Holiday pay shall be paid at an employee’s straight-time rate of pay.

 

Each holiday is equal to eight work hours, for an eligible full-time employee working 40 hours per week.  Eligible full-time employees who are scheduled to work less than 40 hours per week but greater than 30 or more hours per week will receive holiday pay prorated based on their work schedule.