Posted 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Annually, eligible benefit earning employees receive “Floating Holidays” for holidays that fall on a Saturday or non-scheduled workday. These hours are available for use throughout the year, (fiscal year in the case of faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees - the calendar year for university staff) in which they were earned.
Annually, eligible benefit earning employees receive “Floating Holidays” for holidays that fall on a Saturday or non-scheduled workday. These hours are available for use throughout the year (fiscal year in the case of faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees - the calendar year for university staff) in which they were earned.
The following is a schedule of when the time was earned in 2020, 2021, and into 2022:
- 2020 – Independence Day, Saturday, July 4than 8 hour Floating Holiday was earned.
- (This floating holiday is referenced for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees only as it expires 6/30/21. This day already expired on 12/31/20 for University Staff.)
- 2021 – Christmas, Saturday, December 25than 8 hour Floating Holiday is earned.
- 2022 – New Year’s Day Saturday, January 1stan 8 hour Floating Holiday is earned.
Additional Resources
- Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Appointees – How to record a Floating (Legal) holiday
- https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/monthly_leave_reports_and_no_leave_taken.pdf
- Select the absence name of “Legal Holiday” from the dropdown
- University Staff – How to record a Floating (Legal) holiday
- 2020 Legal Holiday Calendar
- 2021 Legal Holiday Calendar
- 2022 Legal Holiday Calendar is not yet available
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at HRinfo@uwlax.edu.
