Holidays and Closures

The following message applies to employees who use the Time and Labor system or a paper timesheet to report time worked or time taken as leave when campus business offices are closed.

Student Employees:

• For time entry on your timesheet, record any hours worked as Hours Worked.

Classified Employees:

• For benefit-eligible employees: Record nothing if you did not work on the Holiday. If you did work, record your hours as either Holiday Accrued Regular (to accrue comp time) or Holiday Worked Pay (to be paid holiday overtime).
• For non-benefit-eligible employees: Record nothing if you did not work on the Holiday. If you did work, please record your hours as Hours Worked (regular hours worked).
• If the official Holiday closure day is your normal or usual day off, you are allowed to switch to another day off for the holiday as long as:
  1. The hours switched are in the same work week, or
  2. The hours switched match hour for hour.
  3. You will receive holiday pay for the Holiday (Holiday Pay); do not code anything on the day you do not work in exchange.
• For the University Holiday Week Closure: If you did not work at all during the closure; Record Comp Time or Vacation Leave for the 3 closed days that are not official holidays. If you did work, record your hours as usual Hours Worked.

Faculty and Professional Staff Employees:

Do not enter holiday taken.

• You will receive holiday pay for the Holiday (Holiday Pay).
• For the University Holiday Week Closure: If you did not work at all during the closure; Record Vacation Leave for the 3 closed days that are not official holidays. If you did work, record nothing.

If you have any questions, please contact Payroll Services at 426-4440.