Holidays

Georgia Southern observes a minimum of twelve (12) paid holidays per year. The Vice President for Business & Finance will announce official holidays. Official holidays are: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and five additional days normally observed in November and December.      Click HERE for the current 2007 Holiday Schedule.      Click HERE for the current 2008 Holiday Schedule.      Holidays that fall on a weekend will be observed on Friday or Monday.      Employees who must work on a holiday due to the operating demands of their department will be given equivalent time off at a later date that is mutually acceptable to the employee and his/her supervisor.

Eligibility

Only regular employees working twenty (20) hours or more per week are eligible for paid holidays.

Pay for Holidays

Eligible employees will receive pay equal to the number of hours they would have normally worked on the holiday. Paid holiday time does not count as hours worked when calculating overtime pay.      Terminating employees will not receive pay for holidays occurring after their last day worked.