On Friday, President Obama signed an Executive Order excusing federal employees from duty for Friday, Dec. 26.
According to Nebraska State Statute 84-1001 (3), "For purposes of this Section, paid holidays shall include all of the days enumerated in section 25-2221 and all days declared by laws or proclamation of the president or governor to be holidays." Accordingly, UNMC offices will be closed Dec. 26 as a result of President Obama's directive.
University of Nebraska Interim President James Linder, M.D., has directed that university employees who are eligible for holiday leave will be granted Dec. 26 as a day of "administrative leave," based on the employee's full-time equivalency.
Holiday eligible employees who are required to work on Dec. 26 will be paid for the time worked and also granted an additional day off, which may be carried over for use in 2015. Questions may be referred to the UNMC payroll office at (402) 559-7460.
The campus will be open and operational on Friday, Jan. 2. With appropriate consideration for departmental business requirements and anticipated workload, supervisory personnel are asked to be as flexible as circumstances permit in allowing employees to use vacation leave or a floating holiday on Jan. 2.
I have already scheduled my Dec 26 time off (floating holiday time) thru ESS. Do I get those 8 hours back? How do I remedy the situation?
Carol Kolar
thanks! Merry Christmas!
Editor's Note: If you've already request time off on Dec. 26, simply go into firefly and cancel that time off (click on the button above the calendars that reads "view or delete leave request.") Your leave approver then will get an email and need to approve the cancellation.