There are two floating holidays that occur at the end of the year: Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year’s Eve (December 31). University Staff. Floating holiday time can be used any time during the calendar year in which it is earned. Floating holiday hours must be used in the calendar year in which they are granted. Note: This means that each of these floating holidays will need to be used before the end of the 2016 calendar year.
Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited employees. Floating holiday time can be used any time during the fiscal year in which it is earned, but must be used prior to June 30, 2017.
For more information, consult the Personal and Legal Holidays policy: https://kb.wisc.edu/ohr/policies/ page.php?id=53500.
You can also contact Rebecca Rohde (rebecca.rohde@wisc.edu; 262-6218) or Zack Haak
(zack.haak@wisc.edu; 890-4583) in FP&M Human Resources.