Updated 2008 Holiday Shutdown
Announcement Regarding December 26, 2008
President Bush has declared December 26th as a Federal Holiday. In observance of this Federal Holiday, Governor Heineman has declared that all Nebraska State Offices observe December 26th as a State Holiday. Accordingly President Milliken has authorized University of Nebraska employees who are eligible for holiday leave be granted the 26th of December as a day of "Administrative Leave". Most UNL employees had planned to use a floating holiday for December 26 and take December 31, 2008 as a day of vacation. Due to this additional Federal Holiday, UNL will post an administrative leave day for December 26, 2008 and move the floating holiday to December 31, 2008 so employees do not need to take a vacation day for that day of the UNL holiday closedown.
Updated Information on Payroll Processing for the Holiday Shutdown
With the update to the holiday shutdown, employees with 4 floating holidays available will be required to use one day of vacation or leave without pay during this time period. Employees with less than 4 floating holidays need to plan on using vacation or leave without pay for days otherwise covered by floating holidays.
Following please find a listing of shutdown dates with the corresponding leave types to be used.
- Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 (Floating Holiday)
- Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Holiday)
- Friday, Dec. 26 (Administrative Leave)
- Monday, Dec. 29 (Floating Holiday)
- Tuesday, Dec. 30 (Floating Holiday)
- Wed, Dec. 31 (Floating Holiday)
- Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 (New Year's Day Holiday)
- Friday, Jan. 2 (Holiday Shutdown taken as vacation leave or leave without pay)
Staff will return to work on Monday, January 5, 2009. Questions may be directed to
- City Campus Payroll Office at 472-2010 or payrolldept2@unl.edu for City Campus employees or
- IANR Finance and Personnel Office at 472-1421 or financeand personnel@unl.edu for IANR employees.
