Holiday Schedule

Holidays for Northwestern University staff will be observed during 2007, 2008 and 2009 according to the following calendar:

HOLIDAY	2007	2008	2009
Memorial Day (observed)	Monday, May 28, 2007	Monday, May 26, 2008	Monday, May 25, 2009
Independence Day	Wednesday, July 4, 2007	Friday, July 4, 2008	(observed) Friday, July 3, 2009
Labor Day	Monday, September 3, 2007	Monday, September 1, 2008	Monday, September 7, 2009
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 22, 2007	Thursday, November 27, 2008	Thursday, November 26, 2009
Day After Thanksgiving	Friday, November 23, 2007	Friday, November 28, 2008	Friday, November 27, 2009
Christmas Eve	Monday, December 24, 2007	Wednesday, December 24, 2008	Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Day	Tuesday, December 25, 2007	Thursday, December 25, 2008	Friday, December 25, 2009
New Year's Eve	Monday, December 31, 2007	Wednesday, December 31, 2008	Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Year's Day	Tuesday, January 1, 2008	Thursday, January 1, 2009	Friday, January 1, 2010

Holidays specified in union contracts are observed according to those contracts, even if different from this calendar.

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 and part time employees working less than 17.5 hours per week are not eligible for holiday pay.