Holidays and Holiday Schedule

Northwestern provides paid time off to all regular full time and regular part time employees (budgeted for 20 or more hours a week) for eleven (11) fixed holidays each calendar year.

Northwestern’s Holiday Policy is available under ‘Policies and Procedures’ at HRconnection.

Holiday Schedule 2012

Dates

New Years Day

Mon., Jan. 2, 2012 Observed

Martin Luther King Day

Mon., Jan. 16, 2012 

President's Day 

Mon., Feb. 20, 2012

Memorial Day

Mon., May 28, 2012

Independence Day

Wed., July 4, 2012

Labor Day

Mon., Sept. 3, 2012

Columbus Day

Mon., Oct. 8, 2012

Thanksgiving Day

Thurs., Nov. 22, 2012

Day after Thanksgiving*

Fri., Nov. 23, 2012

Christmas Eve*

Mon., Dec. 24, 2012

Christmas Day

Tues., Dec. 25, 2012

*Non-faculty employees required to work on a designated holiday will receive a floating holiday in return to plan and use at their discretion. Floating holidays must be used within ninety (90) days of the holiday.

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