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Our company is very family-oriented and very generous when it comes to giving employees paid time off. We are currently discussing when the office should be open/closed over the upcoming Christmas sea
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Christmas
posted at 11/28/2006 5:56 AM EST
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First: 11/25/2003 Last: 2/28/2007 |
We notify our clients in advance that the office will be closed on certain holidays. We close on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This year, since Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, we will actually be closed Monday, 12/25 and Tuesday, 12/26. Then, we are open for the rest of the year, including New Year's Eve, if New Year's Eve falls on a weekday. After the bank's day of business closes on New Year's Eve, employees are welcome to take off for the day. |
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Christmas
posted at 11/28/2006 7:32 AM EST
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First: 11/28/2006 Last: 11/28/2006 |
We are in manufacturing and warehousing. We were closed Thanksgiving and the Friday after and will be closed on Christmas Day and the day after. We will also be closed on New Year's Day. We have one floating holiday per year that is typically used for the day after Thanksgiving. |
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Christmas
posted at 11/28/2006 8:02 AM EST
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First: 9/8/2005 Last: 2/20/2007 |
I work in government with a union contract so as a state agency, we get Thanksgiving day and the day after as a holiday. For this reason, we only get Christmas day as a holiday (if it falls on a Sunday, we get Monday off, if it falls on Saturday, we get Friday off). Additional days off must be declared by the President. If federal ee's get the day off, we generally do to. While that may be the case, it's pretty empty around here at the end of the year while people burn off vacation! |
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Christmas
posted at 11/28/2006 8:53 AM EST
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First: 6/28/2005 Last: 2/26/2008 |
If you want to take care of your employees, and still serve your customers, figure out what functions are needed, pay a significant premium for those working--at least, what your state law requires--and use volunteers as much as possible. If instead, you want to make a political / religious statement as an organization, as some (Chick-fil-A, etc) do, tell your customers, as far in advance as possible, when your service will go down & when it will be back up. Give yourself an hour or to correct shutdown failures, so the inconvenienced customer who's been waiting patiently doesn't have a first experience of "you didn't keep your promise." |
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Christmas
posted at 11/28/2006 9:02 AM EST
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First: 11/28/2006 Last: 11/28/2006 |
This year will be a little different for us with Christmas falling on a Sunday. This year we will be closed on Christmas day and New Years Day Only.
If Christmas Eve falls during a week day then we typically close at noon on that day. We do not close early on New Years Eve as we have to much year stuff that has to be done. |
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Christmas
posted at 11/28/2006 4:01 PM EST
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First: 8/13/2002 Last: 11/28/2006 |
Hello,
I work for a large Aerospace & Defense Company in the Corporate HR office. We close each yar the day before Christmas and the week after through New Year's Day. We open the office for only 2 days during the week after Christmas (generally mid week (Wed/Thurs) depending on when the holiday falls. I previously worked for a similar company(competitor)and they too closed the week before Christmas and the entire week afterwards. All employees are paid while the office is closed. If an employee had to come in (ie., payroll, accounting, finance), employees received comp time. These departments are generally open at least 1 or 2 days after Christmas. With all the communication devices these days, employees who need to stay in touch with clients or employees at other locations can via PDA's, laptops, and remote access. It's a nice way for employees to enjoy the holidays after all their hard work they've put in for the year, especially "Year End". It also gives employees a nice "mental" break before the new year begins. Happy Holidays! |
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Christmas
posted at 11/29/2006 6:01 AM EST
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First: 6/1/2004 Last: 11/29/2006 |
We are typically closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Prior to closure, it is the production manager's responsibility to insure that there is sufficient inventory in customer warehouses. This may lead to mandatory weekend work prior to the holidays. |
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Christmas
posted at 11/30/2006 12:50 PM EST
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First: 11/30/2006 Last: 11/30/2006 |
Hi all...
As we are a veterinary hospital, our situation is a little more complicated than most. The staff works a staggered, 4-day, 10-hr per day workweek. The hospital is only closed to the public on Christmas Day & New Years Day, but we need to have 1 or 2 people here to look after the animals. If the holiday falls on your scheduled day off, there is no additional day off. But, between holidays, vacation days & scheduled days off, an employee can stretch a holiday into several days off (as in my case: I am taking only 3 vacation days, but will be off from Dec. 19 thru Dec. 26 (8 days). As you might imagine, this is a fairly cumbersome system and can be tricky for the payroll administrator (me) to keep track of! Happy Holidays! Linda |
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Christmas
posted at 12/11/2006 4:47 AM EST
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First: 12/11/2006 Last: 12/11/2006 |
Since our business in wholesale, we have typically closed the week after Christmas. The thinking is that most of our product has been shipped by Christmas.
This year our business closure will be from 12/25 through 1/1. Two days are company-paid holidays and three days are covered by the employee in the form of vacation or personal floaters (they get 2 per year). |
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