Common use of Holiday Recess Clause in Contracts

Holiday Recess. Employees not scheduled by the Employer to work on days designated by the Employer as holiday recess days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve shall be granted paid recess time. If the employee is scheduled to work on recess days, he/she shall be entitled to compensatory days off with pay for the scheduled days worked, at the equivalent of time and one- half (1 1/2) for each hour worked. The compensatory days must be taken by December 1st following the recess period in which it was earned. Extenuating circumstances for any compensatory time not taken may be addressed with management on an individual basis. Compensatory time earned will be posted in the department on a quarterly basis. The compensatory days shall be taken at such times as are approved by the employee’s supervisor and must be selected in advance in accordance with the scheduling plan adopted by the supervisor. (Normally, no more than one (1) or two (2) employees on a shift in a department would be permitted to select the same date for a compensatory day.) A regular, part-time employee shall be entitled to compensatory time off with pay based on the proportion which his/her work schedule bears to full-time employment. Recess pay for all employees shall be proportionate to the hours which would have been scheduled for those days if they were not identified by the Employer as recess days. Employees who must be scheduled to work a regular shift during the recess period with short notice shall be paid at their regular rate for the regular shift (for which they shall be granted a compensatory day) and overtime for additional hours. Work schedules during the holiday recess periods shall be handled as follows:

Holiday Recess. Employees not scheduled by the Employer to work on days designated by the Employer as holiday recess days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve shall be granted paid recess time. If the employee is scheduled to work on recess days, he/she shall be entitled to compensatory days off with pay for the scheduled days worked, at the equivalent of time and one- one-half (1 1/2) for each hour worked. The compensatory days must be taken by December 1st following the recess period in which it was earned. Extenuating circumstances for any compensatory time not taken may be addressed with management on an individual basis. Compensatory time earned will be posted in the department on a quarterly basis. The compensatory days shall be taken at such times as are approved by the employee’s supervisor and must be selected in advance in accordance with the scheduling plan adopted by the supervisor. (Normally, no more than one (1) or two (2) employees on a shift in a department would be permitted to select the same date for a compensatory day.) A regular, part-time employee shall be entitled to compensatory time off with pay based on the proportion which his/her work schedule bears to full-time employment. Recess pay for all employees shall be proportionate to the hours which would have been scheduled for those days if they were not identified by the Employer as recess days. Employees who must be scheduled to work a regular shift during the recess period with short notice shall be paid at their regular rate for the regular shift (for which they shall be granted a compensatory day) and overtime for additional hours. Work schedules during the holiday recess periods shall be handled as follows: