You are not required to work on public holidays when the university is closed. In some cases, you will be required to take a day off if it falls on a day on which you would normally work. These days are marked in the table below with the letter 'V' (which you have to register yourself in BASS). These particular days will be deducted from your holiday hours, but you will be given time off on other days.
Collective days off
Collective days off are also known as compulsory days off. At Radboud University, the following days are collective days off:
- The days between Christmas and New Year
- The Friday morning of the Four Days Marches
- The Friday after Ascension Day
- 24 December, if it falls on a Monday
- 2 January, if it falls on a Friday
Public holidays
The following public holidays are observed at Radboud University:
- New Year’s Day
- Good Friday*
- Easter Monday
- King’s Day
- Liberation Day
- Ascension Day
- Whit Monday
- Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- The Friday afternoon of the Four Days Marches
*Exchangeable for another religious, national or local holiday or memorial day if you work on Fridays and are able to work from home.