This year, Dec. 25 will fall on a Sunday, as will Jan. 1, 2012. The official University holidays, therefore, will be Dec. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30; and Monday, Jan. 2.
University policies provide, however, that if a holiday falls on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off, the employee receives another day off with pay to be used at another time. Thus, employees who normally do not work Sundays will receive a compensatory day off for the Dec. 25 holiday.
Friday, December 23 is not a University holiday and offices ordinarily would be open that day. However, in order to provide a generally more desirable and efficient application of time off, University offices and facilities except for essential services will be closed for this day as well. Therefore, the University will be closed from the end of normal operations on Thursday, Dec. 22, and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The compensatory day earned for the Sunday, Dec. 25 holiday will be used for the work absences on Dec. 23, since University offices and facilities will not be open. Dec. 23, however, will not be an official University holiday. Employees in essential services who qualify for compensatory days but who must work Dec. 23 still will have their compensatory day off for use at a later time.
In keeping with this schedule, monthly and biweekly paychecks will be released on Monday, Dec. 19, but will be dated Dec. 30 and will not be negotiable before then. Automatic deposits will not be made early.
This schedule and payroll information is not applicable for the College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center.
Questions regarding this holiday schedule should be directed to the appropriate college or department human resources representative, or the business office at a facility away from University Park.