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HOLIDAY POLICY
Wesleyan’s administrative staff holiday policy includes twelve paid
holidays each calendar year. Early each year Human Resources
distributes a schedule of the twelve paid holidays, some fixed and
others floating. When a fixed holiday falls on Saturday, the
holiday normally will be observed the preceding Friday; when it falls on
Sunday, the holiday normally will be observed the following Monday.
The fixed holidays are:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas
*Martin Luther King, Jr. Day* is celebrated either on his birthday
(Jan 15) or the designated holiday (3rd Monday in January). The
actual date will be announced each year by the University.
Some days adjacent to Christmas and New Year’s are also fixed –
this varies according to the days of the week on which the holidays
fall.
The rest of the holidays are floating holidays that may be used to
observe other religious or civic occasions, as well as for other
purposes. Approval must be obtained in advance from an
administrative staff member’s supervisor to schedule a floating
holiday. Floating holidays not taken during the calendar year are
forfeited.
If a holiday falls during a period when an administrative staff
member is not scheduled to work, the administrative staff member is not
paid for the holiday. Example – An administrative staff member
who is not scheduled to work during the summer months will not receive
pay for the July 4th holiday.
Employees Hired Within the Year: Wesleyans practice has been
to prorate floating holidays for those employees who have been hired within the
current year. The number of floating holidays the new hire is eligible for
is displayed below:
Month of Hire
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Floating Holidays
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January through April
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3 Days
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May through August
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2 Days
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September through December 1st
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1 Day
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