Your Worklife
The Emory WorkLife Resource Center is available to help you answer your questions at 404.727.8000.
The Center's goals are to provide employees with a virtual location for work-life programs and services, strengthen work-life at Emory, understand the needs of the campus, and build new programs as they relate to work-life.
The Center is available online anytime worklife.emory.edu.
Paid time off (includes holidays, vacation and sick leave) applies to employees working at least 20 hours per week in most cases. For more information on Emory’s policy on paid time off, please visit http://emory.hr.emory.edu. Also, consult Oxford College’s policies.
Vacation Days
Most employees working over 20 hours per week are eligible to accrue paid vacation leave. Staff employees accrue vacation leave on a biweekly or monthly basis based on years of service. A maximum of 320 leave hours (equivalent to 40 days) may be accrued and carried over from year to year.
Sick Leave
Regular full-time or part-time employees scheduled for at least 20 hours per week are eligible to accrue sick leave. All employees must report to their supervisor before taking sick leave or at the earliest opportunity.
Tracking Time Away
The employee and supervisor are responsible for maintaining and tracking accurate records when time away is incurred. Time away from the office must be approved by the employee’s immediate supervisor.
The chart below shows Emory's observed holidays for the next several years.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1 | Wednesday, January 1 | Friday, January 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 21 | Monday, January 20 | Monday, January 18 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 27 | Monday, May 25 | Monday, May 31 |
| Independence Day | Thursday, July 4 | Friday, July 3 | Monday, July 5 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2 | Monday, September 7 | Monday, September 6 |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, Friday, | Thursday, Friday, | Thursday, Friday, |
| Christmas | Tuesday, Wednesday, | Thursday, Friday, | Friday, Monday, |
| Winter Recess | Thursday, December 26 Friday, December 27 Monday, December 30 | Monday, December 28 Tuesday, December 29 Wednesday, December 30 | Tuesday, December 28 Wednesday, December 29 Thursday, December 30 |
| New Year's Eve | Tuesday, December 31 | Thursday, December 31 | Friday, December 31 |
Download or print the holiday schedule
Employees who are eligible for paid holidays are also eligible for one or two floating holidays per year, depending on their date of employment.
For more information, view the Holiday Policy.
Due to operational needs, some employees must work on University holidays. Information regarding work performed on holidays can be found in the Holiday Policy.
Consideration must also be given to employees wishing to take leave for religious observances not recognized as University holidays. This time off can be taken as vacation leave or as floating holidays, and should not be denied to employees unless it creates undue hardship within a department.