Issued By: Human Resources
Effective Date: February 1968
Revised: April 1973; July 1978; October 1986; July 1990; April 1995; July 1999; December 2009, November 2011, 2013, April 2021
The College officially observes the holidays listed below each year. When any of these holidays fall on Sunday, they will be observed on Monday. When the holiday falls on Saturday, it will be observed on Friday.
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Eve (1/2 day)
Eligibility
All non-bargaining unit employees who work 50% or more of full-time, at least nine months per year are eligible to receive paid holidays on a pro-rated basis immediately upon hire. Bargaining unit employee eligibility and holidays received are governed by the collective bargaining agreements and are paid as stated in the agreements.
To receive pay for the holiday, new employees or terminating employees must be receiving pay and be an active employee the day before the holiday and the day following the holiday. Staff whose normal work schedule does not include the summer break will not be paid for the holidays falling within that period. Staff who work beyond their regular work schedule (break times and summer) and work the day before and the day after the holiday are eligible to receive holiday pay.
The work week for a part-time employee who is eligible for holiday pay must be adjusted to allow the employee to earn his/her regular numbers of hours including the pro-rated amount of holiday pay. Pro-rated holiday pay is based upon the position's approved appointment percentage.
The following are not eligible for holiday pay:
- Staff members who are on an unpaid, non-FMLA leave of absence
- Temporary staff
- Part-time staff working less than 50% of full-time
- Seasonal staff
- Casual staff
Required Work on Paid Holidays
Hourly and professional non-exempt staff may not work on paid holidays except at the request of the supervisor. When the work schedule requires an hourly employee to work a holiday, he/she may flex their work schedule and take time off during the same workweek in order to avoid overtime. Such flex time must be arranged with the supervisor. If flex time within the same workweek is not an option, the employee is entitled to one and one-half times his/her regular hourly rate for the hours worked in addition to the holiday pay to which they were entitled.
Salaried staff does not receive extra compensation for holiday work.