HUMAN RESOURCES
2010 holiday schedule reminder
The approved 2010 holiday schedule is listed below.
| Holiday | Approved date(s) | Allowance |
| New Year’s Day | Jan. 1 | 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan. 18 | 1 |
| Good Friday | 1* | |
| Memorial Day | 1* | |
| Independence Day | July 5 | 1 |
| Labor Day | Sept. 6 | 1 |
| Veterans Day | 1* | |
| Thanksgiving | Nov. 25-26 | 2 |
| Winter Holiday | Dec. 24, 27-30 | 2 or 3* |
| Total Holidays | 11 | 11 or 12 |
| Days allowed for Christmas | 2 | |
*Winter holiday consists of Good Friday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and two or three days at Christmas (three when Dec. 25 occurs on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, two when it occurs on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday).
Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, will be the first paid holiday for 2011.
Shared leave requested
Crystal Mason, facilities management, housekeeping, and Kimi Tippett, School of Nursing, need shared leave donations.
To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements and participant forms in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or in the literature racks outside of the Benefits Office, King Building, Room 225. For more information, contact Joy Finney, benefits counselor, at ext. 7-2892.
Join the Great American Smokeout Nov. 19
Thinking about quitting smoking? Learn more about smoking cessation resources available to North Carolina state employees during the Great American Smokeout, Thursday, Nov. 19.
A free, 20-minute Webinar hosted by Donna Dayer, tobacco cessation specialist for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch of the N.C. Division of Public Health, will be repeated at 9 and 11 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. The Webinar will outline the free and low-cost resources available to help state employees and their loved ones to quit tobacco. Space is limited. To reserve a seat at the Webinar of their choice, employees should click on one of the following links:
9 a.m.: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/400818867
11 a.m.: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/548334218
Noon: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/924305986
4 p.m.: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/801029130
After registering, employees will receive a confirmation e-mail with information on how to join the Webinar.
The American Cancer Society holds the Great American Smokeout every year on the third Thursday in November. The purpose of the event is to set aside a day to help smokers quit smoking and using tobacco products, for at least one day, with the hope that they will quit completely.
In addition to challenging people to stop using tobacco, the Great American Smokeout helps to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking and the many effective ways available to quit smoking permanently.