Holidays, Breaks, and Vacations

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Holidays, Breaks, and Vacations

• Procedures, Forms, Pay Rates, and Special
  Instructions

Updated -- Fall 2006
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Reading Period Policies

• Labor is not cancelled during reading periods.
• During Reading Period, departments have the
  flexibility to excuse students from labor if
  arrangements have been made to make up missed
  hours.

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Reading Period Dates 2006-2007

• Mid-Term Reading Period
• October 9th-10th
• Fall Final Reading Period
• December 8th
• Spring Final Reading Period
• May 18th

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Maintaining Essential Labor

• There are times in which Labor is cancelled
• College wide symposia
• Mountain Day
• Labor Day
• However, departments providing essential services
  to the college and community may require students
  to work during these college events. Some areas
  that provide essential services are

• Boone Tavern
• Boone Tavern Gift Shop
• Residence Halls
• Food Services

• Hutchins Library
• College Farms
• Child Development Lab
• Log House Gifts

This is not a complete list. Other labor areas
and services could be deemed essential labor for
Berea College.
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Vacation Period Dates 2006-2007
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Thanksgiving

• Status Form - Only students working outside their
  primary or secondary department must process a
  new status form.
• Report of Hours - Students working in their
  regular department should use a blue card
  (Unrecorded Time Card) to report hours. Students
  not in their regular department will be reported
  on the Department Report of Hours Worked as a
  secondary position.
• Rate - Students who have worked their required
  hours to date and work 10 or more hours during
  the break will receive 1.50 per hour plus their
  regular rate.

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Christmas

• Status Form-All students must process a new
  status form.
• Report of Hours-Students will appear on the
  Department Summary of Hours Worked form as
  secondary positions with a grade of SR. Do not
  mix Christmas hours with regular hours.
• Pay Rate-Students are paid a special rate of
  5.15 per hour.
• No Student may work during Christmas Break unless
  they are registered for a Short Term Class.

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Short Term Break

• Status Form-Only students working outside their
  Spring Term primary or secondary position must
  process a new status form.
• Report of Hours-These hours are reported as
  Spring Term hours and paid during the first
  spring payroll.
• Pay Rate-Students are paid their Spring Term pay
  rate.

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Spring Break

• Status Form-Only students working outside their
  primary or secondary positions must process a
  status form.
• Report of Hours - Students working in their
  regular department should use a blue card
  (Unrecorded Time Card) to report hours. Students
  not in their regular department will be reported
  on the Department Report of Hours Worked as a
  secondary position.
• Rate-Students who have worked their required
  hours to date and work 10 or more hours during
  the break will receive 1.50 per hour plus their
  regular rate.

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Summer

• Students attending Summer School are subject to
  the same labor requirements as during the regular
  term.
• Some labor assignments can be labor only.
  Labor only students may work full-time (40
  hours per week) for 12 weeks or less. Labor
  only students may take one class with prior
  approval from their supervisor and work a minimum
  of 34 hours. Note One exception to this is if
  the class is a one month class. If so, students
  cannot work labor only during the class.
• Note While the summer is generally 14 weeks, a
  2 week vacation is encouraged.

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Summer Pay Rates

• Students in Summer School earn 5.15 per hour.
• Labor only students earn 6.50 per hour.
• Note A higher pay rate is available for labor
  only students. Please contact the Student
  Payroll Office at ext. 3317 for more information.

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Where do I go for help?

• For additional information consult the online
  Supervisors Handbook at
• http//www.berea.edu/laborprogramoffice/documents
  /SupervisorsHandbook.pdf
• Or contact the Payroll Office at ext. 3317
• Feel free to stop by the Payroll Office in
  Fairchild Room 100.