The Office of Human Resources reminds Penn State employees of the 2015 Thanksgiving holiday and Thanksgiving Friday close-down day schedule.
The Thanksgiving holiday will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 26.
Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 27, will be considered a close-down day. It will not be considered a “holiday,” so provisions for premium pay and the like do not apply. Human Resources Guideline HRG10, “Handling ‘Weather Day’ Absences of Official University Closedowns Due to Weather Conditions,” provides the needed guidance for staff and technical-service employees. In general, the following will apply:
- Employees who normally work Fridays and are not required to work, including wage payroll employees who are eligible for earned time, will receive pay as if they had worked. Employees who had previously scheduled a vacation day or other paid time off will not have such time charged.
- Employees who are required to work Thanksgiving Friday, including wage payroll employees who are eligible for earned time, will receive time off equivalent to the number of hours worked.
- Full-time staff and technical-service employees whose regular day off falls on Thanksgiving Friday will receive an additional day of equivalent time off to be scheduled at another time mutually agreeable to the employee and the supervisor. Although this represents an expansion of the benefit provided for in the guideline, it is in keeping with the intention of the provision of this unique benefit.
This schedule is not applicable to the Penn State College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
For more information, contact your human resources representative.