What if a public holiday falls on a Saturday?

In accordance with the Employment Act, if a public holiday falls on a non-working day, you are entitled to another day off or one extra day’s salary in lieu of the public holiday at the gross rate of pay. For a public holiday that falls on a Saturday, you should get either a day off or salary in lieu.

What if regular holiday falls on Sunday?

NOTE: When a regular holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall not be a holiday, unless an order is issued declaring it a special day. An employee who does not work on a special holiday will not be paid unless any collective agreement exists for payment on such a holiday.

What is a gazetted public holiday?

Public holidays are certain days gazetted by government that allow most employees to either take the day off work without loss of pay, or be paid penalty rates for working on such days.

What happens if a public holiday falls on your day off?

Leave and holidays Employees get a paid day off on public holidays if it’s an otherwise working day for them. If a public holiday falls during a period when an employee is taking a planned time off without pay or is being paid by ACC, they would not normally receive any payment for that day.

What if a paid holiday falls on my day off?

The rules basically are that if a holiday falls on an employee’s day off, then the day to be taken off, known as an ‘in lieu of day,’ is the day immediately before the employee’s day off on which the holiday falls.

Do I get paid for a holiday if it falls on my day off?

An employer does not have to pay hourly employees for time off on a holiday. On the other hand, exempt employees (salaried employees who do not receive overtime), who are given the day off, must be paid their full weekly salary if they work any hours during the week in which the holiday falls.

Can your employer force you to work on a public holiday?

(1) An employer may not require an employee to work on a public holiday except in accordance with an agreement. (ii) if it is greater, the amount referred to in paragraph (a) plus the amount earned by the employee for the time worked on that day.

What holidays do you get time and a half?

It requires private employers to pay employees time-and-a-half for working on Sundays and the following holidays:

• New Year’s Day.
• Memorial Day.
• Independence Day.
• Victory Day.
• Labor Day.
• Columbus Day.
• Veterans’ Day.
• Thanksgiving Day.