Duke

• Medical & Dental Benefits
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Discounts
• Retirement Plans
• Time Away From Duke
  • Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time
    • Holidays
    • Vacation
    • Sick Time
  • Paid Time Off (DUHS)
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Vacation/PTO Donation
  • Other Work Absences
• Educational Benefits
• Family-Friendly Benefits
• Financial Security Benefits
• Benefits Unique to Duke
• Employee Appreciation
• Benefits Enrollment

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Duke Human Resources
705 Broad St. Box 90496
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 684-5600
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For campus and medical center employees

Duke provides paid holidays as part of its comprehensive benefits package to support staff in their effort to balance work and family responsibilities.  University and Medical Center staff who are eligible for holidays will receive 13 paid holidays per year, including designated holidays and discretionary holidays, to staff scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. For more information regarding compensation and scheduling of holidays, please see the HR Policy Manual: Holidays.

2012 Holiday Schedule

Duke University provides 13 paid holidays to staff scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. These holidays include both designated and discretionary holidays. The holiday schedules are different depending on which unit of the University staff work. Please see the schedule that applies to you.

• Holidays for University Staff
• Holidays for Staff in Academic Medical and Research Units
• Holidays for Health System Staff

Holidays for University Staff

The days listed above will be recognized as designated holidays. In addition, university staff who are eligible for holiday benefits and on the active payroll on the first day of the calendar months listed below will earn a discretionary holiday in each of these months:

• February
• March
• April

* New Year's holiday for the University will be observed on Monday, January 2, 2012, because the holiday occurs on a Sunday.

Holidays for Staff in Academic Medical and Research Units

(School of Medicine, School of Nursing, PDC)

The days listed above will be recognized as designated holidays. In addition, university staff in academic medical and research units who are eligible for holiday benefits and on the active payroll on the first day of the calendar months listed below will earn a discretionary holiday in each of these months:

• February
• March
• April
• June
• August
• October

Holidays for Health System Staff

Duke University Health System staff must schedule time off in accordance with the Paid Time Off policy. The Health System will recognize the designated holiday schedule listed below for the purposes of holiday premium payment only.

• New Year's Day**
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

**The holiday premium for New Year's Day 2012 will be paid for either Sunday, January 1, 2012 or Monday, January 2, 2012, in accordance with the premium pay policy. If a staff member works both days, the premium will be paid for the day in which the individual worked the most hours.