2005-2007 Collective Bargaining Agreement

Holidays

9.1. All full-time and part-time employees shall be entitled to all holidays prescribed by law or the chief executive with approval of council, provided the employee is on pay status on the employee's next regularly scheduled work day preceding and subsequent to the holiday, and employees shall be compensated as provided herein for work performed on these days.

9.2. Holidays Listed: The following days are holidays:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. / Civil Rights Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas

9.3. Weekend Holidays:

9.3.1. A full-time employee who works a Monday through Friday schedule and the calendar holiday falls on a Saturday, the employee shall be allowed the preceding day off. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the employee shall be allowed the following day off. If the employee works the day preceding or following such a holiday, he/she shall be given another workday off with pay or shall receive payment for that day at the regular rate.

9.3.2. A full-time employee who works other than a Monday through Friday schedule and who is not scheduled to work on a calendar holiday shall be given at the discretion of the Employer (1) another scheduled workday off with pay, or (2) an additional day's pay at his/her regular rate if funds are available.

9.4. Holidays Worked: When a full-time or regularly scheduled part-time employee works on a calendar holiday, he/she shall receive payment of the holiday at the regular rate and in addition, at the discretion of the Employer, (1) be paid at the rate of time and one half for hours actually worked on the holiday or (2) be given compensatory time off equal to one and one half the number of hours actually worked.

9.5. Holidays On Flex Schedules: The premium compensation provided by 9.4. for those employees on flexible or alternative work schedules shall be limited to seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours for 37 1/2 hour employees and eight (8) hours for forty (40) hour employees.

9.6. Floating Holidays: In addition to the authorized days in 9.2. each employee, including each academic employee, shall be authorized two (2) floating holidays of his/her choice per fiscal year.

9.6.1. Accrual: Employees shall accrue one (1) day on July 1, and one (1) day on January 1 of each fiscal year.

9.6.2. Equivalence: A day shall be worth 7.5 hours for employees on a 37.5 hour workweek, and 8 hours for employees on a 40 hour workweek.

9.6.3. Usage: Days accrued under this provision must be requested in whole days, and granted within the fiscal years covered by this Agreement.

9.6.4. Application: Requests for, and the granting of, shall conform to the pertinent requirements and standards set forth in Article 10.3.

9.6.5. Denial of Application: The employee may grieve a denial by the Employer of a requested floating holiday. The grievance shall be filed in accordance with the grievance procedure in the Agreement.

9.6.6. Payment of Accrued Time: Any employee who terminates for any reason shall be paid for all days earned, if not taken, under section 9.6.