The college officially observes a number of holidays throughout the year. All regular and term staff working at least half-time (0.5 FTE) are eligible for paid holidays.
College holidays are categorized as either premium or non-premium. Staff should contact their manager/supervisor about the specific holidays taken in their departments, as schedules may vary based on the needs of campus operations.
Staff with academic-year appointments are eligible for the college-paid holidays that fall within their academic-year assignment.
Premium Holidays
The college is officially closed on premium holidays*, and only essential services are maintained. Non-exempt (hourly) employees required to work during these holidays will continue to receive premium pay (straight time for the holiday plus time and one-half for hours worked = 2.5 times their rate). Exempt (salaried) employees who work full or half-days on premium holidays can still take an alternate day off within the same fiscal year.
- New Year’s Day – college closed
- Independence Day (July 4th) – college closed
- Thanksgiving Day & the day after – college closed
- Christmas Eve & Christmas Day – college closed
Non-Premium Holidays
The college remains in operation on non-premium holidays**, but administrative offices may close or curtail services. Hourly and salaried staff who are required to work on a non-premium holiday will accrue holiday time off, to be taken within the same fiscal year. Salaried staff must enter time worked in Workday, so the system knows to accrue the time for future use.
- Martin Luther King Day – college in operation
- Memorial Day – college in operation
- Juneteenth – college in operation
- Labor Day – college in operation
- Winter break, with the exception of Christmas Eve & Day, the college remains in operation. (For 2024, Winter break will include Monday, December 23rd)
For staff in 24/7 operations, like Campus Safety, the heating plant, and occasionally others in facilities, it is often difficult for staff to use all of their accrued holiday time before the fiscal year end.
Effective July 1, 2024, non-exempt staff in Campus Safety and Facilities can elect to be paid out their accrued holiday balance for up to five non-premium holidays per fiscal year. When accrued holiday time is paid out, it will be paid as straight time and not included in the overtime calculation of hours worked during the week it is paid out.
Floating Holiday
The college also provides one floating holiday that may be used at the employee’s discretion. This day is available at the start of a new fiscal year (July 1) and is forfeited if not used by the end of the fiscal year (June 30). The use of this day should also be arranged in advance with the employee’s supervisor.
Link to the Cultural, Religious, and Spiritual Observance Policy.
Holiday Observed Schedule
Holidays that fall during an employee’s vacation will be treated as a holiday.
Holidays falling on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday. Holidays that fall on a Sunday will be observed on the following Monday.
The holiday observed schedule does not apply to staff who work schedules that normally include weekends as part of 24 hours a day, seven days a week, such as Campus Safety or the heating plant (seasonally).
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