The posting of the official university holidays and summer hours schedule is a clear sign that winter is behind us.
The anticipation of sunny summer weather and vacations that are around the corner provide employees something to look forward to. “It is one of the great advantages Concordia employees enjoy,” says Carolina Willsher, associate vice-president, Human Resources.
Concordia’s university holidays for the 2012-13 year are as follows:
- St-Jean Baptiste Day: Monday, June 25, 2012
- Canada Day: Monday, July 2, 2012
- Labour Day: Monday, September 3, 2012
- Thanksgiving Day: Monday, October 8, 2012
- Holiday period: Friday, December 21, 2012, from 5 p.m. to Wednesday, January 2, 2013, inclusively
- President's Day: Friday, February 22, 2013
- Good Friday: March 29, 2013
- Easter Monday: April 1, 2013
- National Patriot’s Day: Monday, May 20, 2013
As in previous years, Concordia’s President’s Executive Group recommends, where feasible, that offices close at 1 p.m. on the following Fridays in the weeks of June 4 to August 7, 2012:
- Friday, June 8
- Friday, June 15
- Friday, June 22
- Friday, June 29
- Friday, July 6
- Friday, July 13
- Friday, July 20
- Friday, July 27
- Friday, August 3
- Friday, August 10
Managers of units that provide essential support services and cannot close on Fridays should make arrangements to provide their employees with equivalent time away from work, in accordance with operational requirements, university policies and applicable contractual agreements.
During the summer period, the following services will be provided at regular hours: university security, accounting and restricted funds, financial services, the FOFA Gallery and Fine Arts Supply Store, facilities management at the thermal central, as well as the Instructional and Information Technology Services machine room, service desk and cinemas (depending on booking schedules).
Best wishes to all Concordia faculty and staff for a safe and enjoyable summer.
Related links:
• Official policy on summer hours
• Concordia Human Resources web pages
