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PAID HOLIDAYS
                 Big  River  observes  eight  holidays  during  the  year.    These  are  New  Year's  Day,
                 Memorial Day, July 4 th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and two floating; that
                 have been included into the annual PTO accruals. (Review PTO Full-Time Accrual
                 Rate Policy)

                 Office Employees
                 If one of the above holidays falls on Saturday, it normally will be observed on the
                 preceding  Friday.    If  one  falls  on  Sunday,  it  normally  will  be  observed  on  the
                 following Monday.

                 Plant Operators and Maintenance Technicians
                 For employees that are regularly scheduled to work weekends, the holiday will be
                 observed on the calendar day of the holiday.


                 Employees required to work on a holiday will receive holiday worked earnings paid
                 at  double  time.    Full-Time  employees  are  eligible  for  paid  holidays  immediately
                 upon hire and will be paid for 8 holiday hours or bank 8 hours of accrued holiday
                 hours.  (See Holiday Absence Benefit Policy)


                 HOLIDAY ABSENCE BENEFIT:
                 Employees in departments Process, Lab and Water
                 Big River understands the importance of time away from work.  However, due to the
                 nature of business needs, holidays remain working days for many employees.  Any
                 non-exempt employee that works within the  Process, Lab or Water Departments is
                 required to work their scheduled holidays.

                 Instead of 8 hours of holiday  pay being  automatically  applied on the holiday, the
                 holiday  hours  will  be  accrued  in  a  Holiday  Absence  Benefit.  This  time  will  be
                 accrued and banked and allowed to be taken at the employee’s discretion, following
                 the Big River PTO scheduling and use policy. Maximum accruals and payment upon
                 termination also follow the same guidelines as the Big River PTO policy.  However,
                 Holiday Absence hours are not eligible for use prior to accrual.


                 UNPAID HOLIDAYS
                 Time  off  will  be  provided  to  employees  who  are  veterans  on  Veterans  Day,
                 November  11,  if  the  employee  would  normally  be  required  to  work  that  day.
                 Employees  wishing  to  take  the  day  of  must  provide  their  supervisor  and  Human
                 Resources with at least one month’s prior written notice of his or her intent to take
                 time off for Veteran’s Day and must also provide a federal certificate of release or






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