University of Missouri

Collected Rules and Regulations

Personnel

Chapter 340: Employee Absences

340.040 Holidays

Bd. Min. 6-28-68; Amended Bd. Min. 11-19-71; Amended Bd. Min. 3-23-73; Amended Bd. Min. 9-20-74; Amended Bd. Min. 4-25-75; Amended Bd. Min. 9-9-77; Amended 9-7-79; Amended 11-13-81; Amended 7-30-82, effective 9-1-82; Bd. Min. 12-12-69; Amended Bd. Min. 11-13-81; Bd. Min. 7-15-86; Bd. Min. 1-25-90; Amended 9-26-97; Amended 7-19-02.

1. Observance of Holidays -- The following holidays are observed by regular administrative, service and support employees of the University.
   • New Year's Day - January 1
   • Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - third Monday in January (effective January, 1992)
   • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
   • Independence Day - July 4
   • Labor Day
   • Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following
   • Christmas Day - December 25
      
   1. Holidays are considered to extend over a 24-hour period.
      1. Premium pay for the holiday will be paid for all hours worked on the day of the officially recognized holiday.
   2. When a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday.
   3. Employees working on a 75 percent - 99 percent full-time equivalence will receive holiday pay on a pro-rata basis.
       
2. President's Authority -- The President may designate other holidays.
    
3. Special Religious Holidays -- The observance of special religious holidays may be permitted by the head of a department. In such cases, time off is charged to accumulated vacation leave, personal days, overtime or leave without pay.