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Reminder for Staff: Use Your Floating Holidays by December 31, 2025

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Cornell introduced floating holidays for eligible employees effective January 1, 2025. 

Detailed information can be found in the Holiday Time Program under University Policy 6.9, Time Off and Leaves.

Important: Floating holiday balances for the 2025 calendar year must be used by December 31, 2025. Unused days do not carry over to the next year.

To avoid forfeiting available time: 

  • Submit your time off request in accordance with unit practice.
  • Provide as much advance notice as possible to allow supervisors to plan for adequate staffing coverage. 

Important reminders: 

  • Employees are not required to provide a reason for using floating holiday time, and supervisors may not inquire about how the time will be used.
  • All floating holiday time must be recorded in Workday. 

How to Check your Floating Holiday Time Accrual Balances

To view your floating holiday time accrual balances: 

  1. Log into Workday
  2. Click on the Menu tab (top-left corner)
  3. Click on the Absence app
  4. View your balance under “Available Balance as of Today” 

Questions? 

Contact your supervisor or HR representative.