Fayetteville Policies and Procedures  409.2 

2016-2017 Holiday Schedule

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, will observe the following holidays during the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017:

1.	July 4, 2016	Independence Day
2.	September 5, 2016	Labor Day
3.	November 24, 2016	Thanksgiving Day
4.	November 25, 2016	Thanksgiving Holiday*
5.	December 23, 2016	Christmas Eve
6.	December 26, 2016	Christmas Day
7.	December 27, 2016	In lieu of Veteran's Day
8.	December 28, 2016	In lieu of employee's birthday
9.	December 29, 2016	Charged to annual leave
10.	December 30, 2016	Charged to annual leave
11.	January 2, 2017	New Year’s Day
12.	January 16, 2017	Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
13.	March 24, 2017	Friday of Spring break, in lieu of George Washington’s/Daisy Gatson Bates’ Day
14.	May 29, 2017	Memorial Day

*If approved by Governor

When a holiday (except December 25) falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed; when December 25 falls on a Saturday, the following Monday is observed. When a holiday (except December 24) falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed.

All regular salaried and non-student extra help employees are eligible to receive holiday pay provided they are in paid status the last scheduled work day before the holiday and the first scheduled work day after the holiday, in accordance with Arkansas Code Ann. §1-5-104.

Employees who work less than full-time may take the holiday at a rate proportionately equal to their time worked. For example, if an employee works half-time, a holiday would be granted equivalent to four (4) hours.

Revised March 23, 2016
Revised November 20, 2015
Revised May 11, 2015
Reformatted for Web November 24, 2014
Revised November 18, 2014
Revised May 14, 2014