HOLIDAYS

1.      Holidays shall be offered according to the proper negotiated agreement.  If not covered by a negotiated agreement  or an individual contract, permanent full-time or half-time employees shall have the following guaranteed paid holidays:

New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Day before Independence Day  
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Day before Christmas Day
Christmas Day
Day following Christmas Day
Day before New Years Day

When a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.  When a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. 

2.      Limitations of Paid Holidays - An employee must have been employed both the working day prior to the holiday and the working day after the holiday in order to receive compensation for the holiday.  Employees receiving Worker's Compensation or on approved Leave Without Pay shall not be compensated for holidays.

Employees on approved personnel leave, annual leave, bereavement leave, court leave, emergency leave, military leave or sick leave shall received the benefit of the paid holiday and shall not have holidays count against available leave.

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Adoption Date:  10/13/99