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Please note that for employees who work on a Monday through Friday schedule, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

2012 Holidays

Holiday Campus Hospital
New Year's Day Monday, January 2* 1/1/12– Begin Sat. 12/31/11 – 1900 to Sun. 1/1/12 – 1900 (PPH)
(Holiday will be observed 1/2/12)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 16 1/16/12 – Begin Sun. 1/15/12 - 2300 to Mon. 1/16/12 – 2300
Presidents’ Day Monday, February 20 2/20/12 – Begin Sun. 2/19/12 – 2300 to Mon. 2/20/12 – 2300
Memorial Day Monday, May 28 5/28/12 – Begin Sun. 5/27/12 – 2300 to Mon. 5/28/12 – 2300
Independence Day Wednesday, July 4 7/4/12 – Begin Wed. 7/4/12 – 0700 to Thurs. 7/5/12 – 0700 (PPH)
Pioneer Day Tuesday, July 24 7/24/12 – Begin Tues. 7/24/12– 0700 to Wed. 7/25/12 – 0700
Labor Day Monday, September 3 9/3/12 – Begin Sun. 9/2/12 – 2300 to Mon. 9/3/12 – 2300 (PPH)
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 22 11/22/12 – Begin Thurs. 11/22/12 – 0700 to Fri. 11/23/12 – 0700 (PPH)
Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 23 11/23/12 – Begin Fri. 11/23/12 – 0700 to Sat. 11/24/12– 0700
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25 12/25/12 – Begin Mon. 12/24/12 – 1500 to Tues. 12/25/12– 2300 (PPH)
* January 1, 2012 (the legal public holiday for New Year's Day), falls on a Sunday. For most employees, Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.

2013 Holidays

Holiday Campus Hospital
New Year’s Day Tuesday, January 1 1/1/13– Begin Mon. 12/31/12 – 1900 to Tues. 1/1/13 – 1900 (PPH)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 21 1/21/13 – Begin Sun. 1/20/13 - 2300 to Mon. 1/21/13 – 2300
Presidents’ Day Monday, February 18 2/18/13 – Begin Sun. 2/17/13 – 2300 to Mon. 2/18/13 – 2300
Memorial Day Monday, May 27 5/27/13 – Begin Sun. 5/26/13 – 2300 to Mon. 5/27/13 – 2300
Independence Day Thursday, July 4 7/4/13 – Begin Thurs. 7/4/13 – 0700 to Fri. 7/5/13 – 0700 (PPH)
Pioneer Day Wednesday, July 24 7/24/13 – Begin Wed. 7/24/13– 0700 to Thurs. 7/25/13 – 0700
Labor Day Monday, September 2 9/2/13 – Begin Sun. 9/1/13 – 2300 to Mon. 9/2/13 – 2300 (PPH)
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 28 11/28/13 – Begin Thurs. 11/28/13 – 0700 to Fri. 11/29/13 – 0700 (PPH)
Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 29 11/29/13 – Begin Fri. 11/29/13 – 0700 to Sat. 11/30/13– 0700
Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25 12/25/13 – Begin Tues. 12/24/13 – 1500 to Wed. 12/25/13– 2300 (PPH)

*2 Personal Preference Days - Must be taken before end of calendar year if employed by January 1. Please refer to Policy 5-300 regarding the use of Personal Preference Days. For additional information on Personal Preference Days, visit http://www.hr.utah.edu/ben/summ/standard/paidleave.php#ppd

PPH: Premium Pay Holidays for University Hospital Staff.

Unless otherwise noted, premium pay for the holiday begins when the holiday begins.

UCD:University Closure Day. For more information, visit www.hr.utah.edu/comp/proc/sect_14.php .