FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology

WIT Employee HandbookSection V: Holidays, Leaves and VacationsV B. HOLIDAYS1. STANDARD HOLIDAYSAll regular full-time employees, regular part-time employees and co-op studentsperforming a co-op work semester at Wentworth who worked the basic workdayimmediately prior to the holiday and immediately after the holiday, are eligible forpaid holidays. If a holiday falls during scheduled vacation, the employee is eligible tobe paid for the holiday. The following holidays are observed at Wentworth subject tochange at the discretion of the President:New Year’s DayMartin Luther King DayPresident's DayPatriot's DayMemorial DayIndependence DayLabor DayColumbus DayVeteran's DayThanksgiving Day and theday after ThanksgivingChristmas DayA non-exempt employee, authorized to work on a regularly scheduled holiday, willreceive his/her regular daily pay plus time and one-half pay for hours worked thatday.a. Regular part-time employeesHoliday pay is earned on a prorated basis. See the formula for vacation timecalculation on page 89.b. Co-op EmployeesStudents who perform their co-op work semester at Wentworth will be paid for thoseholidays that fall within that particular co-op work semester.c. Religious HolidaysWentworth will grant time off to those who wish to observe the accepted religiouscustom of their faith. The employee must notify the Department Head in advance tomake arrangements so that the employee's responsibilities will not be neglected.The employee may use a personal day (three personal days are allowed per yearand are deducted from accrued sick time) or a vacation day. If the employee has notaccrued a personal day or a vacation day, this time off is without pay.2. BONUS DAY PROGRAMThis program is applicable to non-exempt employees who have achieved perfectquarterly attendance, i.e., individuals who have used no sick time and have not beenlate more than one time during the quarter. Those employees are entitled to an extraday of pay or a day off with the approval of their Department Heads.March 200962