Common use of Working on a Holiday Clause in Contracts

Working on a Holiday. Whenever an employee is required to work on a fixed holiday or the fixed holiday falls on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off, the employee shall accrue, on an hour for hour basis, up to a total of eight (8) hours floating holiday time. At the request of the employee, and with approval of the appointing authority, straight time payment can be made in lieu of accrual provided such compensation is approved during the pay period in which it is worked. Employees scheduled to work on a holiday but who call off sick shall code, but not accrue, holiday leave for that day, provided that the employee has at least eight (8) hours of sick leave available. Employees with less than eight (8) hours of sick leave available who call off sick on a holiday shall code sick leave or other appropriate available accrued leave, if approved by his/her supervisor, but shall not be eligible to accrue the holiday leave.