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, |
Dec. 22 |
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 |
Dec. 24-27 |
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.