HR releases 2023, 2024 holiday schedules

UNC Charlotte offers eligible employees 12 paid holidays each calendar year, and the Human Resources Department publishes the approved holiday schedule annually.

2023 holiday schedule

HOLIDAY (University is closed)

DAY

DATE

ALLOWANCE

New Year’s Day

Monday

Jan. 2

1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Monday

Jan. 16

1

Independence Day

Tuesday

July 4

1

Labor Day

Monday

Sept. 4

1

Thanksgiving

Thursday-Friday

Nov. 23-24

2

*Winter Holiday

Friday,
Monday-Friday

Dec. 22
Dec. 25-29

6

Total Holidays

12

*Winter holiday consists of moving paid days for: Good Friday (1 day), Memorial Day (1 day), Veterans Day (1 day), and adding three paid days for Christmas.

2024 holiday schedule

HOLIDAY (University is closed)

DAY

DATE

ALLOWANCE

New Year’s Day

Monday

Jan. 1

1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Monday

Jan. 15

1

Independence Day

Thursday

July 4

1

Labor Day

Monday

Sept. 2

1

Thanksgiving

Thursday-Friday

Nov. 28-29

2

*Winter Holiday

Tuesday-Friday
Monday-Tuesday

Dec. 24-27
Dec. 30-31

6

Total Holidays

12

*Winter holiday consists of moving paid days for: Good Friday (1 day), Memorial Day (1 day), Veterans Day (1 day), and adding three paid days for Christmas.

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, will be the first paid holiday of 2025.

Personal Observance Leave is also available for eligible employees. In accordance with Executive Order 262: Employee Leave to Recognize a Day of Cultural, Religious or Personal Significance, the University offers eight hours of Personal Observance Leave for eligible employees. This paid time off is designed for permanent leave-earning employees to use on a day of significance, including days of cultural, religious or personal observation.