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	Floating Holidays
January through April	3 Days
May through August	2 Days
September through December 1st	1 Day