Holiday Schedule

Eligible UT Health Science Center employees will receive a total of ten (10) paid holidays and four (4) skeleton crew days during the fiscar year 2009-2010. Skeleton Crew days are noted below with an asterisk (*).

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (Ends August 31, 2009)

Fiscal Year 2009-2010 (Begins September 1, 2009)

Holiday Schedule FAQs

Q1: Who determines how many holidays state agency and university employees will receive?
A1: The state legislature sets the total number of holidays that can be observed each fiscal year by all state agencies and institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education observe exactly the same number of holidays that are observed by all state agencies. Holidays are a combination of national- and state-observed holidays.

Q2: Why does the number of holidays we receive vary each year?
A2: The legislature allows us to observe only those holidays that fall on a weekday. If a holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, we are not able to observe that holiday by taking it at a different time. For example, we cannot observe a holiday on the previous Friday or the following Monday.

Q3: Why don't state agencies and institutions of higher education observe the same holidays?
A3: While all state agencies and institutions of higher education observe the same number of holidays, the legislature gives institutions of higher education the flexibility to establish their own holiday schedules. The number of holidays is always the same, but state agencies and institutions of higher education may have different schedules.