Holiday Leave

The times you spend with loved ones eating a good meal, reflecting on the year or in celebration, are an important part of life. As a full-time university employee, you receive 12 paid holidays, including the following:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• President’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran’s Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• The Friday following Thanksgiving (if the Governor declares it a holiday)
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Your birthday.

Note: You must have approval from your supervisor to take paid time-off on your birthday.

If you are schedule to work on one of the above holidays, or if the holiday falls on a non-workday, you will earn holiday time to use another day.

If you are a part-time employee, you earn a portion of holiday time-off based on the hours you work. For example, if you work 4 hours a day, you’ll receive 4 hours of paid time-off for a holiday — say, for Memorial Day. 

If you’d like to take time-off for a religious holiday that is not part of the university’s holiday schedule, speak with your supervisor.