5.3 Holiday

Purpose

To provide a competitive paid time off holiday benefit.

Scope

All full-time employees of Rochester University.

Policy

Full-time employees are eligible for holiday pay from Rochester University. The College recognizes the following days as college-paid holidays:

• New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving day and the Friday following
• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and additional days as approved by the Administrative Team; key offices may be open during this time at the discretion of the Administrative Team.

A paid holiday not worked will not be credited as a regular work day for computation of weekly overtime. An exempt employee required to work on a holiday will be given another day off at a time mutually convenient to the employee and the college.

Part-time employees do not receive holiday pay.