2022 Holiday Pay Eligibility and General Curtailment Information

11/16/2022

TO: Business Officers and UCPath Initiators/Approvers

FR: Kathy Moore, Compensation Manager, Human Resources & Amy Arnold, UCPath Workforce Administration Supervisor, Human Resources

RE: 2022 Holiday Pay Eligibility and General Curtailment Information

With the Thanksgiving holiday and winter break quickly approaching, questions regarding eligibility for holiday pay may arise.  The information provided below summarizes holiday pay eligibility for each employee group, by employee category. For more information and guidance on holiday pay, please reference the applicable policies that govern your employees (policy covered staff - PPSM 2.210 Absence from Work, Article III, Section H or represented staff - the applicable collective bargaining agreement).  

Eligibility for Holiday Pay:

Unlike vacation and sick leave, holiday pay is earned in FULL hour increments only and holiday pay eligibility is dependent on the employee’s total appointment percentage and exemption status. 

NOTE: Holiday eligibility and compensation for a holiday are two separate issues. First, determine if an employee is eligible to receive holiday pay and then determine the number of holiday hours to pay based on the instructions in the chart above. 

• ERIT - employees on ERIT on the day of a holiday would be considered “part-time” employees for the purposes of determining eligibility and pay for that holiday.
• LNS - employees on LNS on the day of a holiday would only be eligible for pay if their LOA was approved and less than the time period specified in the contract or policy.

*Applies to Career, Partial-Year Career, Limited, and Casual/Restricted Employees.

**Pay Status, for the purposes of holiday pay eligibility, generally includes time on vacation leave, sick leave, or approved leave (if less than the time period specified in the contract or policy). 

*** Please note that the definition of the Quadriweekly cycle (QWC) is different between the two sets of employee groups above.

- For 99, CX, DX, HX, K8, NX, PA, RX and TX – the QWC is defined as the two BW pay periods preceding the pay period in which the holiday occurs. 

- For EX and SX – the QWC is defined as the BW pay period preceding the pay period in which the holiday occurs, plus the BW pay period in which the holiday falls.

An expanded version of the chart above, including examples, is located on the HR Website (Holiday Eligibility Chart). Also located there, are additional resources that you might find helpful in determining accruals.

General Curtailment (Winter Closure) Information:

Some campus departments may close during the period of December 23, 2022 - January 2, 2023. The paid holidays during this period are December 23, 26, 30 and January 2.  Departments that close additional days during this period (e.g., December 27, 28, and 29) will have obtained prior approval for curtailment from their control point.

For departments with curtailment dates, the Curtailment Leave/Period provisions in PPSM or the applicable collective bargaining agreement apply. In general:

• Employees can use vacation, compensatory time (if available), or leave without pay.  
• An employee electing to take leave without pay during the curtailment closure may continue to accrue vacation and sick leave credits. 
• Policy-covered staff may use up to three days of vacation leave in advance of actual accrual in situations where employees may have insufficient vacation accruals to use during the curtailment closure.  
• Represented staff may be on advanced vacation leave in accordance with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.     

If you have additional questions regarding holiday pay, please contact Human Resources by submitting an HR/Service Now ticket (HR Services > Position Management & Workforce Admin > Workforce Admin Question). You may also contact the compensation analyst that supports your department.

Thank you and happy holidays!