Holidays

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TOPIC: Holidays
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 November 2000
UPDATED:
 1 January 2011
Approved By: A. Manion Ph.D.,  Provost
Policy Number: 332

POLICY

Aurora University designates and observes certain days each year as holidays.

 OBSERVED HOLIDAYS

  • New Year's Eve Day / New Year's Day
  • Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Day before Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving Day / Day after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve Day / Christmas Day

Employees will be advised at the beginning of each calendar year of the dates each holiday will be observed. 

Personal days:  Benefit eligible regular employees (exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty) receive four personal days to be taken within the calendar year.  No time will carry over into a subsequent calendar year.  A personal day is to be scheduled in advance, and may not be taken without the supervisor's approval.

NOTE:  During the first year of employment, personal days will be pro-rated as follows:

            Hire date:

1 January through 31 March                Four personal days

1 April though 30 June                        Three personal days

1 July through 30 September               Two personal days

1 October through 31 December          One personal day

 

PROCEDURE

  1. All active, regular benefit eligible non-exempt and exempt employees are eligible for holiday pay and personal days.  Holiday and personal hours are pro-rated for part time employees. 

  2. Faculty, temporary or seasonal employees, student employees, and part-time employees who regularly work less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for holiday pay.

  3. Eligible employees must work or have an authorized paid absence on the scheduled work days immediately before and immediately after the day the day holiday is observed in order to receive holiday pay.

  4. A regular benefit eligible hourly employee who works on the holiday will be paid time and one half for the hours worked.  For example, if a full time hourly employee works 6 hours on the holiday, 6 hours will be paid as "holiday worked" at time and one half, 2 hours will be paid as holiday for a total of 8 hours paid.

  5. A benefit eligible exempt employee working on the holiday will be given an alternate day off if possible within 30 days of the holiday. 

  6. Faculty observe work and break schedules in accordance with the academic calendar. 

  7. An eligible employee who is on unpaid status (e.g. leave of absence, workers compensation, between terms, etc.) will not be eligible for holiday pay.

 PROCEDURE

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Human Resources.