2024 Thanksgiving Holiday

November 27 – College is open and does not close early

November 28 – College is closed for the Holiday

November 29 – College is closed and employees are not charging leave time (essential employees will be provided the time to take at a later date)

2024-2025 Winter Break Closing

The College will provide an OPTION to work additional hours so they do not have to charge time for the

Winter Closure: December 24, 26, 27, 30 and 31, 2024.

Optional Adjusted Schedule for Winter Break 2024 Winter Break Closing*

For employees with a fixed workweek of 35 hours per week, 1 additional hour per day for 35 days from October 25-31, November 1-22, 2024, December 2 – 23, 2024.

If not participating in the adjusted schedule, you will either be working on December 24-31 or charging leave balance (or working those days with supervisor approval)

Please use the  template to provide POER with a list of all employees in your unit who are participating in this program no later than October 15, so that we can confirm who should be charging time during the holiday break.  Please forward this form to lzuccola@ramapo.edu

Template for participation – TEMPLATE

The Fall Holidays (Columbus, Election Day & Veteran’s Day) are always an option to offset some of these hours required for the Winter Break.

*Please note this adjusted work schedule is not available to 40 hr employees.

Vacation Carryover

Vacation carryover is limited to one year of accrued time.  Employees, who earn time on a calendar year basis, please remember to review vacation balances and schedule your time prior to December 31, 2024 so you do not lose accrued time.  If you are in jeopardy of losing vacation time, please meet with your supervisor as soon as possible.