Holiday Schedule

Holidays for Northwestern University staff will be observed during 2009, 2010, and 2011 according to the following calendar:

HOLIDAY	2009	2010	2011
Memorial Day (observed)	Monday, May 25, 2009	Monday, May 31, 2010	Monday, May 30, 2011
Independence Day	(observed) Friday, July 3, 2009	(observed) Monday, July 5, 2010	Monday, July 4, 2011
Labor Day	Monday, September 7, 2009	Monday, September 6, 2010	Monday, September 5, 2011
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 26, 2009	Thursday, November 25, 2010	Thursday, November 24, 2011
Day After Thanksgiving	Friday, November 27, 2009	Friday, November 26, 2010	Friday, November 25, 2011
Christmas Eve	Thursday, December 24, 2009	Friday, December 24, 2010	Friday, December 23, 2011
Christmas Day	Friday, December 25, 2009	Monday, December 27, 2010	Monday, December 26, 2011
New Year's Eve	Thursday, December 31, 2009	Thursday, December 30, 2010	Friday, December 30, 2011
New Year's Day	Friday, January 1, 2010	Friday, December 31, 2010	Monday, January 2, 2012

Holidays specified in union contracts are observed according to those contracts, even if different from this calendar. Holidays for the NU-Q campus may differ from these dates.

Holiday Eligibility

To be paid for a university scheduled holiday, exempt and nonexempt employees must be in paid status for at least 50 percent of the pay period in which the holiday falls, excluding the scheduled holiday itself.

Part time employees must work 17.5 hours per week to qualify. Holiday pay is based on the biweekly scheduled hours divided by ten. For example, a part time employee scheduled to work 60 hours in a biweekly pay period is eligible for six paid holiday hours. Temporary employees are not eligible for holiday pay as well as part time employees working less than 17.5 hours per week.