ARTICLE 8


HOLIDAYS

8.1 HOLIDAYS LISTED

For pay purposes, the following shall be recognized holidays except where the employer exchanges a holiday in accordance with this agreement.

Employees shall be granted the following paid holidays:

  1. New Year's Day - January 1

  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Third Monday in January

  3. Lincoln's and Washington's Birthdays - Third Monday in February

  4. Memorial Day - Last Monday in May

  5. Independence Day - July 4

  6. Labor Day - First Monday in September

  7. Columbus Day - Second Monday in October

  8. Veteran's Day - November 11

  9. Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November

  10. Christmas Day - December 25

  11. State General Election Day - On even numbered years

8.2 HOLIDAY EXCHANGES AUTHORIZED

The Board of Regents of Higher Education may designate the following business days as holidays for campus employees in exchange for the same number of legal holidays enumerated above in accordance with 20-25-306, M.C.A.

  1. the Friday following Thanksgiving;

  2. the Monday before Christmas Day or New Year's Day if either holiday falls on Tuesday; and

  3. the Friday after Christmas Day or New Year's Day if either holiday falls on Thursday.

8.3 HOLIDAY PAY

Employees shall receive regular pay for all holidays, and all time worked on any holidays shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) in addition to regular holiday pay. Holiday pay is paid for the actual designated holiday.

8.4 ELIGIBILITY FOR HOLIDAY PAY

In order to be eligible for holiday pay, an employee must be in a pay status on the last regularly scheduled working day immediately before or on the first regularly scheduled day immediately after the holiday (2-18-603, M.C.A.). If a new employee or an employee returning from inactive status, or layoff reports to work on a day following the holiday, the employee will not receive compensation for the holiday except as provided for herein.

8.5 ADDITIONAL DAY OFF

Any full-time employee who is scheduled for a day off on a day which is observed as a holiday shall be entitled to receive a day off either on the day preceding or following the holiday, whichever allows a day off in addition to the employee's regularly scheduled day off or an alternate day off which is agreeable to the employee and employer. (2-18-603, M.C.A.)

8.6 PART-TIME - PRORATED

Part-time employees shall receive holiday pay on a pro-rata basis.

8.7 HOLIDAY LAYOFF

Employees temporarily laid off due to Christmas vacation shall be entitled to holiday pay for Christmas and New Year's Day. Any employee indefinitely laid off or terminated five (5) calendar days or less prior to any paid holiday shall receive pay for that holiday.

8.8 HOLIDAYS NOT CHARGED TO SICK LEAVE OR VACATION

Holidays, including those allowed in lieu of the actual holiday, occurring while an employee is on paid sick leave or a paid vacation, shall be earned by the employee and not charged as sick leave or vacation.

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