SUBJECT:

Holiday Schedule for December 23, 2000 through January 2, 2001

Administrative holidays this year will be Monday, December 25; Tuesday December 26; Monday, January 1; and Tuesday, January 2. Thus, there will be an eleven-day period (December 23 through January 2) during which three days (December 27, 28 and 29) are scheduled working days.

UCSD departments and units that wish to be closed for all or a portion of the holiday period, which begins at the end of the work day on Friday, December 22, 2000 and concludes at the beginning of the work day on Wednesday, January 3, 2001, may request approval to do so. Department Heads' requests for closure must be submitted to the cognizant Vice Chancellor or Director for prior approval. Department Heads are encouraged to discuss the feasibility of an eleven-day closure with departmental employees. The following guidelines should be considered in determining whether to close an office:

1. Departments must maintain adequate staffing levels in order to conduct necessary business or provide essential services.

2. December 27, 28, 29 are scheduled working days. If the department wishes to be closed during those days, staff employees must charge the time off to accrued vacation, accrued compensatory time off (non-exempt employees only), or voluntary leave without pay. Academic employees on fiscal year (11-month) appointments must charge the time off to accrued vacation or voluntary leave without pay.

Requests should state: (a) the disposition of work and services which would normally be performed, and (b) the arrangements that have been agreed to by departmental employees, including those employees who have indicated that they wish to work during the closure.

Questions regarding the status of employees during a proposed departmental closing should be directed to the appropriate Employee Relations Specialist in the Human Resources Department or to the Academic Personnel Office.

                                                Marsha Chandler
                                                Senior Vice Chancellor -
                                                Academic Affairs

                                                Steven W. Relyea
                                                Vice Chancellor -
                                                Business Affairs