Christmas Closure & December Payroll Payment Dates 2025
20 November, 2025
Please see arrangements as set out below for December 2025 payroll processing:
Weekly Paid Staff
Weekly paid staff will be paid as follows:
- Week49 - Thursday 4th December 2025 (as usual)
- Week 50 - Thursday 11th Deceember 2025 (as usual)
- Week 51 - Thursday 18th December 2025 (as usual)
- Week 52 - Thursday 25th Deceember 2025 (paid on Monday 22nd December 2025 )
- Week 1 2026 - Thursday 1st January 2026 (paid on Wednesday 31st December 2025)
Monthly Paid Staff
Monthly paid staff will receive bank payment:
- December payment on Thursday 18 December 2025
Christmas Closure
Please note that the University will be closed on the following dates:
- Wednesday 24th Dec 2025 - University closed (in lieu of Manditory Training Day)
- Thursdays 25th Dec 2025 - Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- Friday 26th Dec 2025 - St Stephens Day (Public Holiday)
- Monday 29th Dec 2025 - University closed
- Tuesday 30th Dec 2025 - University closed
- Wednesday 31st Dec 2025 - University closed
- Thursday 1st Jan 2026 - New Years Day (Public Holiday)
- Friday 2nd Jan 2026 - Univeristy closed
Please be advised that staff will be required to take four days annual leave in respect of Christmas 2025 as above. These days have been automatically deducted from annual leave balances. No individual annual leave requests will be necessary to cover University Closure days. Pro-rata adjustments will be made for staff on less than full hours.
