FAQ

Please Note: The following is for informational purposes only. Nothing contained herein shall be considered an employment contract. All benefits are subject to change without notice. Unionized employees should read their contract for specific benefits. Each plan may have limitations and exclusions, consult the individual plan booklets for complete details. Informational booklets are available in the Human Resources Department.  

Pay Day

Thursdays is the normal payday for employees. The Town does offer direct deposit to any financial institution you wish to use. If your direct deposit fails the Treasure/Collectors office will provide you a live check. 

To view your payroll check: EmployeeForward

Holiday Schedule: All holiday pay is paid at an employee's regular daily rate. The following are paid holidays:
 

  • New Years Day
  • Martin Luther King Day
  • President’s Day 
  • Memorial Day 
  • Juneteenth*
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

 

In Massachusetts, holidays falling on Sunday are celebrated on Monday and holidays falling on Saturday are legally observed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

Full-time employees and part-time employees who work at least twenty hours per week, who are not normally scheduled to work on the holiday, shall be entitled to holiday time off at the rate equivalent to one fifth of their normal work week. However, such holiday time off must be used within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the holiday for which it is earned.

 

The Town of Clinton acknowledges that federal and state law requires that the town accommodate the religion of its employees. As such, employees will not be penalized for exercising their religious beliefs and with the approval of the employee's supervisor/department head, employees that wish to be absent from work for religious holidays will be able to do so, provided however, that such time off is without compensation. The previously listed holidays are the only paid holidays offered by the Town.

 

Holiday schedules within Collective Bargaining Agreements supersede this section.