EBR 2018 Holiday List

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Fixed Holidays
1 Republic Day 26-Jan-18 Friday Fixed Holiday Q1
2 May day 1-May-18 Tuesday Fixed Holiday Q2
3 Independence day 15-Aug-18 Wednesday Fixed Holiday Q3
4 Gandhi Jayanti 2-Oct-18 Tuesday Fixed Holiday Q4
5 Kannada Rajyothsava 1-Nov-18 Thursday Fixed Holiday Q4
Floater Holidays
1 New Year 1-Jan-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q1
2 Sankranti Festival 15-Jan-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q1
3 Mahashivratri 13-Feb-18 Tuesday Floater Holiday Q1
4 Holi 2-Mar-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q1
5 Mahaveer Jayanthi 29-Mar-18 Thursday Floater Holiday Q1
6 Good Friday 30-Mar-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q1
7 Easter Monday (EMEA) 2-Apr-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q2
8 Ching Ming Festival (APAC) 5-Apr-18 Thursday Floater Holiday Q2
9 Labour Day (APAC) 30-Apr-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q2
10 Early May Bank Holiday (EMEA) 7-May-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q2
11 Memorial Day (US) 28-May-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q2
12 Spring Bank Holiday (EMEA) 28-May-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q2
13 Ramzan 15-Jun-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q2
14 Dragon Boat Festival (APAC) 18-Jun-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q2
15 US Independence Day (US) 4-Jul-18 Wednesday Floater Holiday Q3
16 Bakrid 22-Aug-18 Wednesday Floater Holiday Q3
17 Varamahalakshmi Puja 24-Aug-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q3
18 Summer Bank Holiday (EMEA) 27-Aug-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q3
19 Labor Day (US) 3-Sep-18 Monday Floater Holiday Q3
20 Ganesh Chaturthi 13-Sep-18 Thursday Floater Holiday Q3
21 Muharram 21-Sep-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q3
22 Chung Yeung Festival (APAC) 17-Oct-18 Wednesday Floater Holiday Q4
23 Vijayadashami 19-Oct-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q4
24 Diwali 8-Nov-18 Thursday Floater Holiday Q4
25 Id-Milad 21-Nov-18 Wednesday Floater Holiday Q4
26 Thanksgiving (US) 22-Nov-18 Thursday Floater Holiday Q4
27 Day after Thanksgiving (US) 23-Nov-18 Friday Floater Holiday Q4
28 Christmas 25-Dec-18 Tuesday Floater Holiday Q4
29 Boxing Day (EMEA) 26-Dec-18 Wednesday Floater Holiday Q4

*** This notification does not include the below holidays as it falls on a weekend.
*Ugadi falls on 18th Mar , Sunday
*Dr.Ambedkar Jayanthi falls on 14th Apr, Saturday
*Onam falls on 25th Aug , Saturday
Guidelines:
 Associates will be eligible for 10 Holidays this year – 5 Fixed Holidays and 5 Floater Holidays.
 Associates working on any of the fixed holidays will be eligible for double pay OR compensatory off.
 Associates can avail any 5 floater holidays from the list of 29 floater holidays listed above.

Guidelines around availing floater holidays

- A maximum of 2 floater holidays can be availed in every quarter.
- Any associate who joins during:
(i) Q1 of the calendar year is eligible to take 5 floater holidays
(ii) Q2 of the calendar year is eligible to take 3 floater holidays
(iii) Q3 of the calendar year is eligible to take 2 floater holidays
(iv) Q4 of the calendar year is eligible to take 1 floater holiday