Statutory Holiday Rules Across Canada
Understand statutory holiday rules and more!
What Will You Learn?
You’ll learn the minimum employment and labour standards related to public/statutory holidays across Canada plus best practices for managing these holidays. The guide will answer these essential statutory holiday questions:
- What are statutory holidays in my jurisdiction?
- How do I calculate stat. holiday pay?
- Do stat. holidays count toward overtime?
- How does working part-time affect statutory holiday entitlements?
- Can you pay employees their regular wages for a public holiday, without doing the calculations described in this guide?
- Should employees be given premium pay or a substituted day for working on a statutory holiday?
- Who decides which day to substitute for a statutory holiday?
- When do weekly overtime rules apply in a week with a public holiday?
- Is the first Monday in August a statutory holiday or a civic holiday in my jurisdiction?
Managing statutory/public holiday rules can be challenging and employers can face significant penalties for failing to meet legal requirements. You can minimize errors by understanding your basic obligations with this how-to guide.
You’ll find an overview explaining the most up-to-date legal requirements, including how to calculate stat. holiday pay, exempt employees, overtime on a stat. holiday, pay for statutory holidays and record keeping. In addition, the guide provides best practices and a sample statutory holiday policy to get you started.
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