olidays off: New Years; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day; Independence Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; and Christmas. Employees who celebrate other holidays (e.g., Good Friday, Yom Kippur, Ramadan, Chinese New Year, the Hindu holiday Diwali) have been able to take those days off with the consent of their supervisors. But some employees have complained that it is unfair to depend on the goodwill of supervisors. And now a few other employ- ees have complained that people who honor other holidays are getting extra days off since they take those days in addition to the standard holidays. Therefore, the executive committee of your organiza- tion has decided to allow employees any 10 days off for holidays; they will have to tell their supervisors which days they plan to take off. People will be asked in December which holidays they want to take off in the following year they have not yet taken off the full 10 holidays. Any reli- gious, ethnic, or cultural holiday is acceptable. (Someone who wants to take off Cinco de Mayo or Bastille Day can do so.) Vacations, personal days off, and sick days are not affected by this policy. As vice president for human resources, write an e-mail to all employees, announcing the new polic.