Labor Relations
GSFC-GESTA Collective Bargaining Agreement
Article 22 Holidays
SECTION 22.01 Eligible employees shall be entitled to all holidays now prescribed by law and any that may be later added by law, and all holidays that may be designated by Executive Order.
SECTION 22.02 Whenever any holiday occurs on a calendar Saturday or Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the day specified by existing Executive Orders, laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 22.03 In accordance with the Law, an employee who is required to work on a holiday shall receive pay at his/her rate of basic pay plus premium pay at a rate equal to his/her rate of basic pay for all hours not to exceed eight (8) hours worked on such holiday. Premium pay, as appropriate, will be paid in accordance with applicable regulations (see Article 13 of this Agreement). Overtime work performed on a holiday shall be compensated for in the same manner as overtime work performed on any other day.
SECTION 22.04 It is agreed that an employee shall not be scheduled to perform work on a holiday which is not essential or required to meet an emergency workload commitment.
SECTION 22.05 Holidays will not be considered for use as furlough days unless mutually agreed upon by the parties.
