Ariz. Admin. Code § 13-5-507

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 35, August 30, 2024

Section R13-5-507 - Holiday Leave

A. Paid holidays. An agency shall observe the holidays authorized under A.R.S. § 1-301.

B. Eligibility. To be eligible for holiday leave, a full-time employee shall be in pay status for 10 or more hours in the work week in which the holiday occurs. A part-time employee shall be in pay status for five or more hours in the work week. The holiday hours that would be accrued cannot be used to satisfy any part of this requirement.

1. If a holiday occurs on an employee's regular work day, the employee may be absent with pay for the number of hours the employee is regularly scheduled to work, up to a maximum of eight hours, unless the employee is required to work to maintain essential state services.

2. An employee required to work on a holiday shall receive pay for the time worked, and leave hours for the number of hours regularly scheduled to work on that day, up to a maximum of eight hours.

3. If a holiday occurs on a day when an employee is scheduled to work, but the employee is unable to work because of an illness or injury, the employee may take sick leave and accrue holiday leave credits as provided under subsection (C) for the number of hours regularly scheduled to work on that day, up to a maximum of eight hours.

4. An employee not scheduled to work on a holiday shall receive leave credits up to a maximum of eight hours.

C. Accruing holiday leave. An agency may credit holiday leave to the employee's annual leave balance or establish a separate balance for holiday leave. The agency shall add accrued holiday leave to an employee's annual or holiday leave balance.

D. Using holiday leave. An employee may use accrued holiday leave under state and federal law and agency policy. The employee shall schedule the use of accrued holiday leave through the employee's supervisor.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R13-5-507

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2090, effective May 10, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 1756, effective July 2, 2006 (Supp. 06-2).