Paid TIME OFF
Amgen offers paid vacation and holidays to help staff members balance meaningful and restful time away from work.
Vacation Program Amgen’s vacation program recognizes length of service. Full-time staff members accrue pro-rated vacation on a weekly or biweekly basis (depending on their pay frequency) as follows:
Length of Time With Amgen | Maximum Hours Accrued Per Year | Maximum Allowed Vacation Balance |
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Hire date through end of 5th year | 120 | 210 |
Beginning on the … anniversary | ||
5th | 128 | 224 |
6th | 136 | 238 |
7th | 144 | 252 |
8th | 152 | 266 |
9th | 160 | 280 |
10th | 164 | 287 |
11th | 168 | 294 |
12th | 172 | 301 |
13th | 176 | 308 |
14th | 180 | 315 |
15th | 184 | 322 |
16th | 188 | 329 |
17th | 192 | 336 |
18th | 196 | 343 |
19th and thereafter | 200 | 350 |
Maximum Vacation Balance: 1.75x Yearly Accrual
Staff members can accrue up to a maximum of 1.75 times their annual accrual. If your vacation balance reaches this limit, you will not resume accruing vacation time until your balance falls below the maximum allowed balance.
Executive Directors and Above
Executive Directors and above (GCF level 8+) accrue 160 hours of vacation per year beginning on their date of hire until their 10th anniversary. Then, they follow the same accrual schedule in the chart above.
Part-Time Staff Members
Accrual rates and maximums are pro-rated for staff who work part-time, including those who job share.
Holidays
Amgen offers 17 paid holidays per year, including two shutdown periods:
2017 Schedule | 2018 Schedule | |
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New Year’s Day | Monday, January 2 | Monday, January 1 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 16 | Monday, January 15 |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 29 | Monday, May 28 |
Summer Shutdown | Monday, July 3 – Friday, July 7 (excludes weekend dates: 7/1, 7/2, 7/8, & 7/9) | Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6 (excludes weekend dates: 6/30, 7/1, 7/7, & 7/8) |
Labor Day | Monday, September 4 | Monday, September 3 |
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 23 | Thursday, November 22 |
Day After Thanksgiving | Friday, November 24 | Friday, November 23 |
Winter Shutdown | Friday, December 22 – Friday, December 29 (excludes weekend dates: 12/23, 12/24, 12/30 & 12/31) | Monday, December 24 – Monday, December 31 (excludes weekend dates: 12/22, 12/23, 12/29 & 12/30) |