Important Message from the Payroll Team
UA HR Payroll has published timesheet deadlines in advance of the holiday period and winter closure. Please review the following dates carefully:
Timesheet Deadlines:
These deadlines apply to all employees submitting timesheets over Winter Break. Prior
to hard closure, the deadlines for R26 2025 and R01 2026 timesheet deadlines are as
follows:
- (Regular deadline) R26: Employee submission deadline is 11:59 am, 12/15/2025
- (Regular deadline) R26: Supervisor/Approver deadline is 7pm, 12/16/2025
- (EARLY deadline) R01: Employee submission deadline is 11:59 am, 12/22/2025
- (EARLY deadline) R01: Supervisor/Approver deadline is 7pm, 12/23/2025
Faculty should utilize Faculty Time Off (FTO) when planning leave outside of the November 27-28 paid holidays (R25) or the two Winter Break paid holidays (R01 2025 and R02 2026).
- Fall Break (paid)
Thursday, 11/27/25 and Friday, 11/28/25 - Winter Holiday (paid)
Thursday, 12/25/25 and Friday, 12/26/25
Thursday, 01/01/26 and Friday, 01/02/26 - Hard Closure (must use leave)
Monday, 12/29/25, Tuesday, 12/30/25, Wednesday, 12/31/25
Employees are required to use any of the following for these three closure days: Annual Leave, Faculty Time Off, a Personal Holiday, or Leave without Pay. Similarly, employees observing the Soft Closure must also utilize Annual Leave, Faculty Time Off, a Personal Holiday, or Leave without Pay. - Soft Closure dates (must use leave)
Soft Closure dates observed are determined by each department individually based on business needs and generally follow December 15, 2025, through January 2, 2026. Please inquire about soft closures with your leadership.
For questions, please contact payroll at ua-payroll@alaska.edu.
Published UA News 11/21/2025