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Holidays and Leave
Holidays
The following holidays are approved by the Board of Commissioners to be observed by Onslow County Government in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 are counted as hours worked for permanent employees working 20 hours or more per week:
- Independence Day - July 4, 2022 and July 5, 2022
- Labor Day - September 5, 2022
- Veterans Day - November 11, 2022
- Thanksgiving - November 23-25, 2022
- Christmas - December 23, 26, 27, 2022
- New Year's Day - January 2, 2023
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 16, 2023
- Good Friday - April 7, 2023
- Memorial Day - May 29, 2023
- Juneteenth - June 19, 2023
Vacation Leave
Any regular full-time employee shall earn vacation leave at the following rates:
| Years of Continuous Service | Hours Earned Each Pay Period | Hrs Earned in One Year |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 5 years | 4.5 hrs | 117 hrs |
| 5 but less than 10 years | 5.0 hrs | 130 hrs |
| 10 but less than 15 years | 6.0 hrs | 156 hrs |
| 15 but less than 20 years | 6.5 hrs | 169 hrs |
| 20 years or more | 7.0 hrs | 182 hrs |
Regular part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week may earn a pro rata share of vacation leave.
Sick Leave
Each full-time regular and probationary employee earns 3.75 hours of sick leave per biweekly pay period. Sick leave can be used for the employee, for a death in the immediate family, or to provide necessary care for an immediate family member. Part-time regular and probationary employees who work 20 hours or more per week may earn a pro rata share of sick leave.
For those employees who are members of the North Carolina Local Government Employees' Retirement System, one month of retirement credit is allowed for each twenty days of sick leave accrued in an employee’s sick leave account at the time of their retirement.