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I was just catching up with a friend about the plunging temperatures in the towns that we live in, and they brought up that they actually have classes today, on Martin Luther King day, which is a national holiday.

Shouldn’t colleges observe national holidays and give faculty, students and staff the day off?

(If location matters, we’re in the Northeast region.)

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Penn State had no classes on MLK day but required staff to be in the office. Students carried out public service (or went drinking).

We also ignored Presidents’ Day and Columbus Day completely.

The observance of holidays in the United States is a complicated issue.

Holidays declared by the federal government are generally (but not universally) observed by state governments, which oversee public universities here. Private institutions, on the other hand, have no obligation to observe those holidays, and can choose to close or remain open according to their own decisions about what best serves their students’ needs. For example, my undergraduate institution did not take any days off from the first day of classes in the fall semester, but did provide a week’s break corresponding to Thanksgiving. It’s an unusual arrangement but perfectly legal.

It should also be mentioned that while universities have core “business hours” where faculty are expected to be present, in reality, faculty largely choose their own working hours.






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Academics don’t normally get «days off». Holidays are just work days by another name. Note that in the US, there are almost no National Universities (the service universities like West Point being the major exception). Most universities are actually independent of any government control though almost all have some government (usually State) oversight.

Many universities also recognize a number of religious holidays and these vary depending on the location. In New York, for example, many don’t hold classes on Jewish holidays. This sometimes makes it difficult to put together a schedule meeting all constraints.

So, it varies and there is not general rule. Some holidays are more likely to be taken than others, also. But still, it can vary. It can even vary at the same institution from year to year.






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The key point is that Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday, and only the federal government is bound to observe those. State governments and private corporations are free to choose their own holiday schedules.






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It’s common in the US for some more recent Federal holidays to not be observed by a lot of the private sector or even state government. MLK, Veteran’s Day, Columbus Day are the ones.






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My institution has a very tight, set schedule that relies on classes beginning and ending on certain days—many years our first day of class is actually Labor Day.

Beyond the logistical concerns, our community also had a conversation specifically about the best way to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This was before my time here, but the consensus between both faculty and concerned students was that it would be better to hold classes and have events on campus focused on MLK’s legacy, rather than treating it like a vacation day. My children’s schools have made a similar choice. This is also the practice for Veteran’s Day and, to a lesser extent, a few other holidays.

Personally, I can appreciate the philosophy that it’s better to actively celebrate these civic holidays* as an academic community, rather than celebrating mainly by sleeping in or going shopping—even if sometimes it feels like we’re the only people in the state who have to work on a given day.


*Labor Day is in a rather different category, since it was initially conceived specifically as a day of rest for laborers.

In addition to what others have posted, my university would forgo minor holidays (like Labor Day, Columbus Day, etc.) and give us a week off in the Fall and the Spring semesters. So, overall, we traded a bunch of 3 day weekends for 2 discrete, but longer periods off.






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Holiday Schedule | Temple University

Listed below are the official university holidays for fiscal year 2022–2023.

Fourth of July
Monday, July 4, 2022

Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 5, 2022

Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, and Friday, Nov. 25, 2022

Winter Break
Following close of business on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, through Friday, Dec. 30, 2022

New Year’s Day
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023

Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2023

The university will be closed from the close of business Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, through Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. The university will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. For employees, this means that in addition to the holidays already offered, Temple employees will have paid days off on Dec. 27, 28, 29 and 30 this year if they are in a paid status on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, and Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Any employee required to work during this period will receive compensatory time rather than holiday or overtime pay.

Additional Information

Please note that employees of the Office of Campus Safety Services and Facilities Management will be scheduled off in accordance with the needs of those departments and the applicable collective bargaining agreements. Also, the School of Medicine and the School of Podiatric Medicine may issue separate policies regarding closing days. Personnel at those locations will receive scheduling information from their supervisors. Finally, this memo does not apply to employees of the Temple University Health System (TUHS). TUHS employees should receive separate information from the Health System regarding their scheduled holidays.

The national observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday will be on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Since the university does not generally observe federal holidays, including Columbus Day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day and Election Day, the national holiday observance of Dr. King’s birthday will be a regular working day at the university.

Under the terms of their collective bargaining agreement, the District 1199c clerical bargaining unit members, including secretarial-clerical staff, are entitled to a paid holiday for the national observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 16, 2023. Those who are required to work on Jan. 16, 2023, must be paid in accordance with their collective bargaining agreement. Other employees may request to take Jan. 16, 2023, as a vacation or personal day with the permission of their supervisor.

Members of the SEIU/BUE Local 612 bargaining unit will be governed by the terms of their collective bargaining agreement. They will be entitled to a paid holiday on Monday, Jan. 16,  2023, observing Dr. King’s actual birthday.

If you have any questions regarding the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, please contact the Human Resources, Labor Relations area at extension 7-2290.

Set forth below is additional information that outlines the university’s policies on religious holidays which will occur throughout the year.

Although the official university calendar does not recognize religious holidays, it is essential to respect the religious beliefs of faculty, students and staff. We want to remind everyone that, on some days, some members of the Temple community exercise their constitutional rights and do not meet regular assignments for religious reasons.

If an instructor wishes to reschedule a class session because of a religious holiday, the rescheduling should be consistent with policies of the school or college and following consultation with the students. An instructor who cannot attend a scheduled class session should find a suitable replacement for that session, consistent with school or college policies.

Faculty members who conduct classes on religious holidays are asked to be considerate of students who may request an absence or an adjustment to the scheduling of major presentations or examinations in observance of the holiday.

Staff members may request use of personal or vacation days for religious holidays, with the approval of their supervisors.

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Working hours, rest time and organization of training studies

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The college has a five-day work week with two days off — Saturday and Sunday and a six-day work week with one day off — Sunday, with a weekly norm of 40 hours. For teachers — no more than 36 hours a week.

The employer is obliged to keep a record of the time actually worked by each employee.

The start and end time of work, a break for rest and meals for workers are established by these Rules as follows:

— the working time of teaching staff is determined by the academic schedule, the duty schedule for the College and the duties provided for by their job description, as well as individual and college work plans;

— the duration of the training session is set from paired academic hours of 45 minutes without establishing a break between them;

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Work on holidays and weekends is prohibited. The involvement of individual employees of the College on duty and for certain types of work on weekends and holidays is allowed in exceptional cases provided for by law, with the consent of the elected trade union body, by written order of the employer (Article 113 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). In other cases, the involvement of workers to work on weekends and holidays is allowed with their written consent and after taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organization. Rest days for duty or work on weekends and holidays or other compensation are provided in the manner prescribed by the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, or with the consent of the employee during vacation time that does not coincide with the next vacation, which must be used within the next 12 months. nine0003

The duration of the working day immediately preceding the public holiday is reduced by one hour. On the eve of the weekend, the duration of work with a six-day working week, according to the regime, does not exceed five hours (Article 95 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

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Weekends and holidays in November 2022 in Russia: how we officially relax

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How we relax in November: production calendar, weekends and holidays

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How we relax in November: production calendar, weekends and holidays

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  • when it is profitable to take leave oct — RIA Novosti. In November 2022, the citizens of Russia will have only one public holiday — the Day of National Unity, which has replaced the usual for the older generation on November 7 — the anniversary of the October Revolution. How we officially rest in November, how many days off this month fall, the norms of working hours according to the production calendar — in the material of RIA Novosti. nine0003

    How to relax in November

    In the last month of autumn, Russians, in addition to the traditional days off Saturday and Sunday, will have another additional one — November 4, which falls on the national holiday Day of National Unity, approved by the government of the Russian Federation in 2005.

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    2022 calendar. November

    Days off

    In November 2022, out of 30 calendar days with a five-day working week, there will be 21 working days, 8 days off, 1 holiday and 1 pre-holiday (shortened) day:

    • November 5, 12, 19 and 26 — Saturdays;

    • November 6, 13, 20 and 27 — Sundays;

    • November 4 is a non-working day, thanks to National Unity Day, the citizens of our country will get a long weekend this month.

    Given that the holiday falls on Friday, there will be no transfers, and the pre-holiday working day on Thursday will be reduced by 1 hour (in accordance with Article 95 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). The reduction of working hours does not apply to continuously operating organizations, medical institutions, the media, public transport and other enterprises for which the specifics do not allow. nine0003

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    November 7 — Day of the October Revolution of 1917: the history of the holiday On November 7, Russia celebrates a memorable date — the Day of the October Revolution of 1917.

    National Unity Day

    For older Russians, a special day off in November has always been the 7th — the Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution. The holiday was widely celebrated with demonstrations, concerts, military parades. But on December 29, 2004, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the federal law, which entered into force on January 1, 2005, «On Amending Article 1 of the Federal Law No. 32 «On the days of military glory (victory days) of Russia», according to which November 7 became the Day of Military Glory of Russia, and Article 2 of the Federal Law No. 32 was supplemented with the following paragraph: «November 4 is the Day of National Unity.»December 2004 «On Amendments to Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation», starting from 2005, November 7 has ceased to be a day off. Instead, National Unity Day, celebrated on November 4, became non-working.

    This holiday is quite young, but is rooted in distant history and reminds of an important historical event: the liberation of Moscow from the Polish invaders in 1612.

    Festive banner for National Unity Day

    After the death in 1598 of the last tsar of the Rurik dynasty, Fyodor Ioannovich and his younger brother Dmitry, power passed into the hands of boyar Boris Godunov, elected by the Zemsky Sobor. But soon a crisis began in the country, called the Time of Troubles. A large number of impostors posing as the deceased Tsarevich Dmitry claimed the throne, and the Polish king Sigismund III with his troops captured a significant part of the country, including Moscow. Power in the country passed to the council of the boyars, who swore allegiance to Sigismund. In 1612, the people’s militia, which included all the estates and peoples that inhabited the state at that time, under the leadership of the zemstvo headman Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, stormed Kitai-Gorod, expelled the Poles and put an end to the Time of Troubles. This date symbolizes the beginning of a new period in the history of the country, in 1613 the newly elected Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov declared November 4 the Day of the Cleansing of Moscow from Polish invaders, and in 1649This day was declared a church and state holiday.

    The name of the holiday was due to the fact that everyone united in the militia, regardless of age, gender, religion, position in society and origin. On this day, mass events, concerts, festivals, free tours and fairs are held in Russia. 1 September 20220010 The production calendar is annually approved by the government of the Russian Federation and includes information on working days, holidays and days off. It is necessary for accountants, personnel of the personnel department to calculate salaries and vacation pay, ordinary employees can plan a vacation in accordance with it so as not to lose pay.

    How many working days

    In November 2022, with a five-day working week, 21 working days.

    Office work

    Working hours in November

    Working time norms differ depending on which working week a citizen works and are regulated by articles 91 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, 92 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation:

    • with a 40-hour working week it is 167 hours;

    • with a 36-hour work week — 150.2 hours;

    • with a 24-hour work week — 99.8 hours.

    When is it profitable to take a vacation in November

    The months with the most working days are traditionally beneficial in terms of vacation, as employees in this case lose the least in pay. November in 2022 includes 21 working days — just one less than the months that do not have public holidays.