Working Hours and Holidays

Staff members of Calvin College are expected to be in their offices or on college business during their scheduled working hours. The college reserves the right to modify its hours to meet college needs. Certain campus offices, because of the nature of their specific functions, are open in the evenings and on weekends, so there may be times when administrative staff members are requested to work other than normal office hours.

Calvin College designates the following holidays as paid holidays for eligible staff members:

• New Year's Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day and day after
• Christmas Day
• Normally defined work days between Christmas Day and New Year's Day

The specific holiday dates are posted prior to the academic year. When a scheduled holiday falls on Saturday, the college generally observes the holiday on the preceding Friday. When a holiday falls on Sunday, the college generally observes the holiday on the following Monday.

When the college is forced to close for emergency reasons, hours may be considered paid as circumstances dictate.

Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility Chart for eligibility for this benefit.