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“The best things in life are the people we love, the places we’ve been, and all the memories we’ve made along the way.” – Unknown
We all dream of building a life we don’t need a vacation from. But while the sentiment is strong, the dream does not seem plausible. Everyone needs a break from time to time to get away from routine and recharge themselves. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Rightly so! It is vital that an employer sanction necessary leaves of employees for their personal lives. In order to ascertain that, the HR department of an organization needs to add these holidays in their company’s annual day-offs calendar. HRIS software comes with a preset feature to manage holidays. Federal holidays can be incorporated directly into the system so that each employee can monitor the holiday dates in real-time and can plan their schedules accordingly. There are some dates in the calendar that come with a holiday of their own. Let’s have a look at the US federal holidays for the year 2021.
- Friday, January 1: New Year’s Day
- Monday, January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, February 15: President’s Day
- Monday, May 31: Memorial Day
- Sunday, July 4: Independence Day
- Monday, July 5: Independence Day (observed)
- Monday, September 6: Labor Day
- Monday, October 11: Columbus Day
- Thursday, November 11: Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 25: Thanksgiving Day
- Friday, December 24: Christmas Day (observed)
- Saturday, December 25: Christmas Day
- Friday, December 31: New Year’s Day (observed)
While it is a list of holidays established by the US federal law, it is nowhere stated that an employer has to give a day off to his employees. It is also not mandatory for the holidays to be paid leaves. It is strictly up to the employer to decide whether to observe these holidays or not. However, it is mandated by the federal law that employers offer appropriate leave sanctions for the religious holidays of each employee. Some employees adjust these holidays as floating holidays which is defined as a paid day off from work, given as a substitute for a public holiday, and typically taken on a day was chosen by the employee.
Offering day-offs for festivals and observances can go a long way in achieving employee satisfaction. This boosts employee morale and grows into genuine business relations. Download the printable holiday list here for the year 2021 and plan those vacations you have been dreaming of!