If a holiday occurs while a staff member is on an approved vacation or sick leave, the staff will be paid holiday time for that day rather than sick or vacation time. To be eligible for a holiday, staff must follow their approved schedule the week of the holiday. If business requirements warrant, staff may be required to work on a holiday. When this occurs, the supervisor schedules time off as holiday time for the staff member within the next 90 days. For hourly-paid staff, if the department cannot provide holiday time off within 90 days, the staff member will be paid for that holiday.
Supervisors determine work schedules based on the operating requirements of their units.
Staff must obtain authorization of their supervisor before working on a holiday recognized by the University. If Vanderbilt elects to observe a holiday on a day other than the actual calendar day in the above list, holiday differential pay does not apply on the observed date. Holiday differential pay is in addition to base pay, and in addition to any applicable shift differential. Holiday differential pay only applies to the hours worked during the 24-hour period. Hourly-paid staff recognize the usage of holiday time via the holiday earnings code on the timesheet.