Holiday Policy

Holiday Policy

Overview

Holidays are important to the people of ABX Air. ABX provides nine paid holidays per year to part-time and full-time employees.

Core Requirements

Observed Holidays

ABX Air provides nine paid holidays tied to the following national holidays:

	New Year’s Day
	Memorial Day
	Fourth of July
	Labor Day
	Thanksgiving Day
	Day after Thanksgiving
	Christmas Eve Day
	Christmas Day
	New Year’s Eve Day

Because the length of the workday varies throughout the week for some employees, Holidays are awarded as whole days (effective Memorial Day 2006). The number of hours of pay that an employee will receive for a particular holiday will depend on the number of hours that the employee would typically have worked on the day that they used the holiday. This ensures that the employee will be paid for the entire day, and that their pay will be the same on a week that contains a holiday as it is on a regular week. However, it does cause some considerations that you need to be aware of:

	Holidays must be used in whole days because they are awarded and tracked in whole days.
	If you change from part-time to full-time, or vice-versa, the value of that holiday will change. It is worth one day of work at the time it is used, not the time it is awarded.

The Company will give the employees as much advance notice as possible in determining the operational schedule so employees will be able to make their holiday arrangements.

In order to meet the needs of our customers, employees may be scheduled to work on the actual holidays.

Floating Holidays

A floating holiday is a paid day off you can use within 12 months from the time earned.

If a designated holiday falls on your normally scheduled day(s) off, you will receive a floating holiday. Also, if you work on a designated holiday, you may choose to receive a floating holiday in lieu of holiday pay.

Religious Observances

Any employee wishing to take unpaid time off for religious reasons should advise their supervisor in writing as far in advance as possible. The company will attempt to accommodate the request.

Eligible Employees

Part- and full-time employees

Holiday Pay

In order to receive holiday pay or for the holiday to be considered a day worked for premium purposes, the employee must be receiving pay for the scheduled work day before and after the designated holiday. Employees on a paid day off before or after the holiday will receive holiday pay or a floating holiday. Paid days include vacation, paid floating holiday, attendance award day, or paid sick day. Supervisors must not split employees’ paid time off into two partial days in order to qualify them for holiday pay. Employees who do not have a paid day before or after the holiday will not receive holiday pay or a floating holiday, with the exception of the non-paid personal day, military leave, or company-authorized days off.

Employees who normally are scheduled to work the day of a designated holiday and who are not required to work will receive holiday pay (straight time) but no floating holiday.

Employees who are required to work on a designated holiday will be paid at one and one half their normal rate for the hours worked or regularly scheduled hours, whichever is greater, and either holiday pay (straight time for regularly scheduled hours) or a floating holiday in lieu of holiday pay. Exception: Exempt employees who work a designated holiday will receive a floating holiday in addition to their regular pay.

Employees who are required to work a sixth day on a designated holiday will receive two times their regular rate of pay for hours worked or normally scheduled hours, whichever is greater, and either holiday pay (straight time for regularly scheduled hours) or a floating holiday in lieu of holiday pay.

Employees who are required to work a seventh day on a designated holiday will receive two and one half times their regular rate of pay for hours worked or regularly scheduled hours, whichever is greater, and either holiday pay (straight time for regularly scheduled hours) or a floating holiday in lieu of holiday pay.

Employees on Leave of Absence and receiving pay through Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, or Workers’ Compensation do not receive holiday pay or a floating holiday unless the employee also is receiving compensation, such as sick time or vacation through ABX payroll.

Employee Responsibility

Employees who receive a floating holiday in lieu of holiday pay need to schedule their floaters in advance with their supervisors.

Leadership Responsibility

ABX Air, Inc. is a 24/7 operation. It will be management’s responsibility to make sure staffing levels are sufficient to cover our operational needs for holiday schedules.

Management will be responsible for the accuracy of ATS and AS400 coding for holiday pay.

It would not be appropriate to code employees who run short of sick time to pay partial sick days before and after a holiday in order to provide holiday pay for the employee. If an employee has enough paid time to cover the day before and a partial day after the holiday, they would receive their holiday pay.

Managers should abide by the spirit and provisions of this policy. No special deals should be made.