Break days covered by the Special Winter Break are not additional holidays, vacation, or personal days and as such are not subject to any type of additional pay. These days are considered a paid University break and employees who work these days will be paid at their normal rate of pay, with an opportunity to take the 3 special days at another time.
The break days are December 28, 29 and 30, 2009. The official holidays for this time period are December 24, 25 and 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010.
Yes, the break days are paid at the normal base rate of pay.
A break day is 8 hours for employees who work 40 hours per week and 7.5 hours for employees who work 37.5 hours per week.
All faculty, exempt staff, non-exempt staff, and represented employees, both full and part-time, who are not asked to work to maintain essential services during the Special Winter Break are eligible for the additional break days. For bargaining unit employees, eligibility for the 3 break days will be confirmed in consultation with the appropriate union representatives. Temporary employees are not eligible for break days pay, but if asked to work during the Special Winter Break they will be paid at their normal rate of pay.
When the regular work schedule is something other than Monday through Friday, break days are the regularly scheduled work days that fall between the Christmas and New Year holidays, exclusive of the official holidays. See above for specific dates.
No, employees should not claim personal or vacation time during the break days. The break days are in addition to their current bank of personal and vacation time.
The employees who work break days will be paid at their normal rate of pay.
If an employee is asked to work the break days between the Christmas and New Year holidays, they will be encouraged to take their break days the week before the Christmas holiday. If the department determines that this also would be too disruptive to maintain services, the supervisor may request that the employee take the break days at some other time before June 30, 2010.
No, break days must be taken as a full day.
Break days cannot be carried over to the next fiscal year.
Supervisors are responsible for tracking their employees' break days.
These break days are not additional holidays, vacation, or personal days and as such are not subject to any type of additional pay. These days are considered a paid University break for those employees actually present at the University when the Winter Break occurs. The break time does not accrue in any way.
Employees who complete time reports will indicate break days under the "other" designation of the exception time report.
Division heads and/or their designees will identify areas that will maintain essential services during the Special Winter Break, and the individuals who will need to work during that time.
Divisional leaders, with recommendations from departments, will determine what services are essential, and supervisors will determine who will work during the Special Winter Break.
The temperature in some buildings will be reduced during the holidays and break days to conserve energy. Temperatures will not be reduced in areas where essential services are being provided, or in areas open to the public, or in laboratories, museums and similar spaces.
Many department services will change deadlines due to the Special Winter Break, and departments will make individual announcements as necessary.
Employees terminating employment may not use the break days as part of their notice. Break days are not cumulative and are not counted for termination pay.
Last modified September 21 2009 02:18 PM
