Holiday Schedule

2022

2022

Note: Student Employees are ineligible for paid holiday observances and receive straight pay for approved work hours.

Classified Employee - Special Day (SEIU CBA Article 38):

• To be eligible for Special Day leave, an employee must be employed as of November 15.
• Full-time employees receive 8 hours of Special Day leave.  Part-time employees receive a prorated amount based on FTE.
• Employees may request the option of using the Special Day on any mutually agreeable day between, and including, the day before Thanksgiving and January 31. 
• Where no day during this time can be mutually agreed upon, another day of the employee's choice shall be granted, provided that approved usage does not create the closure of facilities.  The Special Day must be used by June 30 or it will be forfeited.
• Leave must be designated on the official monthly leave record/timesheet/Web Time Entry.

Unclassified Employee - Special Day (Paid and Unpaid Leave for Unclassified Employees Policy (FAD.011)):

• If granted by the President, employees receive a Special Day of leave equivalent to the employee's workday.  
• The day must be taken on a scheduled work day and used in a single block of time (not in hourly increments).
• The Special Day may be observed as early as the day before Thanksgiving and as late as January 31, or it is forfeited.
• Leave must be designated on the official monthly leave record/timesheet/Web Time Entry. 

2023

2023

Note: Student Employees are ineligible for paid holiday observances and receive straight pay for approved work hours.

Classified Employee - Special Day (SEIU CBA Article 38):

• To be eligible for Special Day leave, an employee must be employed as of November 15.
• Full-time employees receive 8 hours of Special Day leave.  Part-time employees receive a prorated amount based on FTE.
• Employees may request the option of using the Special Day on any mutually agreeable day between, and including, the day before Thanksgiving and January 31. 
• Where no day during this time can be mutually agreed upon, another day of the employee's choice shall be granted, provided that approved usage does not create the closure of facilities.  The Special Day must be used by June 30 or it will be forfeited.
• Leave must be designated on the official monthly leave record/timesheet/Web Time Entry.

Unclassified Employee - Special Day (Paid and Unpaid Leave for Unclassified Employees Policy (FAD.011)):

• If granted by the President, employees receive a Special Day of leave equivalent to the employee's workday.  
• The day must be taken on a scheduled work day and used in a single block of time (not in hourly increments).
• The Special Day may be observed as early as the day before Thanksgiving and as late as January 31, or it is forfeited.
• Leave must be designated on the official monthly leave record/timesheet/Web Time Entry. 

2025

2025

Employees requesting additional time off for religious observations should arrange for reasonable accommodation through their supervisor or contact Human Resources for assistance.

Special Day Classified Staff: Each July 1, full-time classified staff receive 8 hours of Special Day leave to use by June 30 of the fiscal year it is earned or it is forfeited. The time is subject to supervisor approval, must be designated on the official leave record (Workday), and is prorated for part-time employees.

Special Day Unclassified Staff: Unclassified administrative staff may observe a Special Day of leave to use between and including, the day before Thanksgiving and January 31 or it is forfeited. The time is subject to supervisor approval, must be designated on the official leave record (Workday), and is prorated for part-time employees.

Although the university is generally closed on designated paid holidays, individual departments may find it necessary to require employees to work based on operational needs. Below are helpful reminders if that occurs:

• Unclassified administrative staff working less than .50 fte, temporary represented classified staff, and student employees are not eligible for holiday pay.  When directed and scheduled to work on a holiday, they receive pay at their normal hourly rate.
• When a classified employee is directed and scheduled to work on a holiday, they will also receive either compensatory time off or pay at the rate of time and one-half.
• When an unclassified administrative non-exempt staff on a .50 fte or greater appointment is directed and scheduled to work on a holiday, they will also receive pay at the rate of time and one-half.