pend oreille PUD

HOLIDAYS

celebrating our culture and traditions

Pend Oreille PUD recognizes eleven paid holidays, including one floating holiday.

WHO GET’S holiday pay?

You - if you are a regular full-time, part-time, or limited assignment employee. Temporary and on-call employees may receive holiday pay if assigned to work both the eight hour shift before and after the holiday. Temporary and on-call employees do not earn floating holidays.

Holiday pay means eight hours. Holiday for alternate work schedules are governed by a Letter of Understanding. Holiday pay differs for employees who work twelve hour rotating shifts.

What are the observed holidays?

Unless you are required to work a regularly scheduled shift, you get to observe the following holidays by taking the day off with pay (eight hours paid):

• New Year’s Day

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• President’s Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Labor Day

• Veterans’ Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Day following Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day

Note: For non-union employees we recognize ten paid holidays, including one floating holiday.

What happens when the holiday falls on a weekend?

If a holiday falls on a Sunday, you get to observe the holiday on the following Monday. When a holiday falls on Saturday, you get to observe the holiday on the Friday prior to the holiday.

When do I earn the floating holiday?

You earn two floating holidays annually, with the first pay period of the year.

New hires earn the floating holiday 30 days following the date of hire, if hired before October 1.

when can I take the floating holiday?

You can take your paid floating holiday anytime during the calendar year to observe a holiday that is close to your heart or if you wish to take a day off for other occasions. You must take your floating holiday by the end of the payroll year or you will forfeit your paid floating holiday.