Common use of Paid Personal Holidays Clause in Contracts

Paid Personal Holidays. Regular full-time and regular part-time employees shall receive two paid “personal” holidays. Paid personal holidays shall accrue on January 1 of each year and must be taken during the calendar year in which accrued or the days will lapse except when an employee has requested and been approved use of the personal holiday(s) and the approval is later cancelled by the County. In such instances, with the recommendation of the appointing authority, the Human Resources Director may authorize the personal holiday(s) to be used within the month of January during the following calendar year. A personal holiday(s) carried forward in such manner may not be compensated in any form upon the separation of employment. Regular full-time and regular part-time employees hired on January 1 or the first workday following January 1 shall accrue and be eligible to use paid personal holidays during that year. Employees hired after the first workday of the year shall not be eligible to accrue or use paid personal holidays during that year. Employees eligible to use a paid personal holiday must request and receive approval by the appropriate supervisor to utilize the personal holidays. Once the personal holiday has been accrued, it may be used without regard to the requirement for paid status on the day before and after usage since paid status before and after was required for the holiday to be accrued. Employees, except new employees beginning work on January 1 or the first workday following January 1, must have been in a paid wage status of at least 70 percent on the workday immediately preceding and immediately following January 1 in order to accrue the holidays. Effective January 1, 1999, employees not in a paid wage status who are receiving time-loss payments under the County’s Workers’ Compensation program shall also accrue the paid holidays.

Paid Personal Holidays. Regular full-time and regular part-time employees shall receive two (2) paid “personal” holidays. Paid personal holidays shall accrue on January 1 of each year and must be taken during the calendar year in which accrued or the days will lapse except when an employee has requested and been approved use of the personal holiday(s) and the approval is later cancelled by the County. In such instances, with the recommendation of the appointing authority, the Human Resources Director may authorize the personal holiday(s) to be used within the month of January during the following calendar year. A personal holiday(s) carried forward in such manner may not be compensated in any form upon the separation of employment. Regular full-time and regular part-time employees hired on January 1 or the first workday following January 1 shall accrue and be eligible to use paid personal holidays during that year. Employees hired after the first workday of the year shall not be eligible to accrue or use paid personal holidays during that year. Employees eligible to use a paid personal holiday must request and receive approval by the appropriate supervisor to utilize the personal holidays. Once the personal holiday has been accrued, it may be used without regard to the requirement for paid status on the day before and after usage since paid status before and after was required for the holiday to be accrued. Employees, except new employees beginning work on January 1 or the first workday following January 1, must have been in a paid wage status of at least 70 seventy (70%) percent on the workday immediately preceding and immediately following January 1 in order to accrue the holidays. Effective January 1, 1999, employees not in a paid wage status who are receiving time-loss payments under the County’s Workers’ Compensation program shall also accrue the paid holidays.