Christmas closure dates and recruitment/payroll deadlines
01 Dec 2015
Submit documentation on time or earlier as we face higher than average pre-Christmas volumes
Bank holidays and closure days
The final working day at the University before Christmas and New Year will be Wednesday, 23 December 2015. Bank holidays and closure days are as follows:
- Thursday, 24 December 2015 - Christmas Eve, closure day
- Friday, 25 December 2015 - Christmas Day, Bank Holiday
- Saturday, 26 December 2015 – Boxing Day, weekend
- Sunday, 27 December 2015 - weekend
- Monday, 28 December 2015 – Bank Holiday
- Tuesday, 29 December 2015 – closure day
- Wednesday, 30 December 2015 – closure day
- Thursday, 31 December 2015 – New Year’s Eve, closure day
- Friday, 1 January 2016 – New Year’s Day, Bank Holiday
Recruitment advertising and new appointments
In anticipation of higher than average pre-Christmas volumes, it would be very helpful if customers could submit fully completed documentation for any recruitment advertising or new appointments/contracts by Monday, 14 December 2015. The final deadline for completion prior to the Christmas closedown will be Wednesday, 16 December 2015 at 1pm.
NB: For recruitment advertising please note that the Christmas break should be taken into account when you are planning your recruitment dates. For example, advert response rates may be impacted as potential candidates are not actively looking and applying for jobs during this time, so you may wish to delay your advertising to the New Year, ie week commencing 4 January 2016. For further advice please contact HR Services.
New starters
If you are a new starter to the University and your first pay date is December 2015, please note that the deadline for receipt of New Starter Acceptances is Monday, 7 December 2015. Any paperwork received after this date will not be processed until January 2016.
Please see the relevant payroll cut-off dates for December/January below.
Christmas payrolls
As the University will be closed from Thursday, 24 December 2015 until Monday, 4 January 2016, a number of changes have been put in place to enable payrolls to run smoothly.
In line with previous years the ‘End of Month’ Payroll and ‘Weekly’ payrolls will be paid differently to other months in the year. Please see below the changes that will be put in place and what action is required from you to support with this change.
Further information
For full details of the deadlines and action required, visit:
Many thanks in advance for your cooperation.