One Floating Holiday is granted to all employees who were in Regular Full Time or Regular Part Time employment status on January 1, and allows them to take one paid day off within the calendar year. Union employees will receive two floating holidays each year beginning on January 1st of the year following the date on which the employee became regular. This floating holiday/s must be taken in the year in which it was granted.
The Floating Holiday is granted on January 1, and the hours granted are based on an employee’s status and average daily hours on January 1. Your Floating Holiday must be taken in the year that it is granted and will not be paid out if not taken during the eligible period.
The process and guidelines around requesting Floating Holiday match those found in People Help Desk articles on “How do I request PTO/STO?” and “How do I find my PTO/STO balances?”. Requests to use Floating Holidays should be made at least 14 days in advance.
The Floating Holiday must be used for a full day that an employee has been scheduled for, and cannot be used on the same day in which the employee has worked a shift.
Floating Holidays will not be granted to employees who change to regular employment status mid-year, i.e. Seasonal to Full Time, but will be granted in the subsequent years. Seasonal, On-Call, and Temporary employees are not eligible.
Understanding how to read your Floating Holiday grant balances differs from other types of time away. To explain, please follow use the screenshot and definitions below
The balance chart is read as follows:
Grant - current year allotment
Accrued - total of past years allotments
Approved - current year allotment usage approved for use
Pending - If request for holiday is awaiting approval
Remaining Grant - The amount you can still request will be listed (its blank in this example because the grant has been used)
Remaining - total of past years allotments
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