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Holiday Schedule (2018)

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.

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 area 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

Holiday Day of the Week Date
New Year's Holiday Monday January 1, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Monday January 15, 2018
Memorial Day Monday May 28, 2018
Independence Day Wednesday July 4, 2018
Labor Day Monday September 3, 2018
Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 22, 2018
Friday After Thanksgiving Friday November 23, 2018
Christmas Eve Monday December 24, 2018
Christmas Day Tuesday December 25, 2018
New Year's Eve Monday December 31, 2018

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

Holidays for Staff in Academic Medical and Research Units

(School of Medicine, School of Nursing, PDC)

Holiday Day of the Week Date
New Year's Holiday Monday January 1, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Monday January 15, 2018
Memorial Day Monday May 28, 2018
Independence Day Wednesday July 4, 2018
Labor Day Monday September 3, 2018
Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 22, 2018
Christmas Day Tuesday December 25, 2018

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

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