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          TEAMS December Personal Leave                         personal holiday day must be taken all at once
                                                                (i.e., as a full day, if you are a full-time employee)
          Additionally, TEAMS employees receive four            and not spread out in hourly increments.
          personal leave days each year (32 hours
          assuming full-time status) to compensate them         Still have questions? You can read more on
          for the university’s holiday closing period. These    the UFHR webpage discussing Holidays and
          leave days are applied to the days between            Personal Leave Days.
          Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For a variety       Accruing Vacation Time
          of reasons, certain units on campus may need
          to remain open or require employees designated        TEAMS and USPS employees accrue vacation
          “Essential Personnel” to work during this closing     leave throughout the year. Current and detailed
          period. If you are required to work during this       information about the accrual and use of
          time, your personal leave days can be used at         vacation leave can be found on the Benefits
          another time before the end of the fiscal year.       webpage dedicated to Vacation Leave.
          Talk to your supervisor about when and how to
          use them.                                             Requesting Vacation Leave

          USPS Personal Holidays                                All requests for vacation leave should be
                                                                submitted to your supervisor as far in advance
          In addition to paid holidays, permanent               as possible (check with your department to see
          USPS employees receive one paid “personal             how much time in advance requests should be
          holiday” each year. If you are a part-time USPS       submitted), with vacation leave being taken
          employee, your personal holiday is accrued in         only after approval has been received. Use of
          proportion to your current full- or part-time         vacation leave is approved or denied at the
          status. A personal holiday will be credited to you    discretion of the supervisor.
          at the beginning of each fiscal year, and it must
          be taken by the end of each fiscal year. This

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