If A Holiday Falls On A Saturday

The most common policy we see is that if the holiday falls on a saturday the friday before is given off.

If a holiday falls on a saturday. Any outstanding leave in lieu will be forfeited as at 31 december. If christmas day falls on a saturday the following monday and tuesday are bank holidays. If a public holiday falls on a saturday the employee can apply for leave in lieu via fusion hr as lieu time within 60 days 14 days for fixed term contract staff either before or after the public holiday.

So in this instance even if you have to work on monday or tuesday you can bank these holidays for a later date. If a public holiday falls on your rest day the following working day will be a paid public holiday. For all other saturday public holidays the employers have the.

However under the holidays act if a public holiday such as this year s vesak day falls on a saturday those employees for whom saturday was originally a non working day do not automatically enjoy a replacement holiday. If you are not covered by the employment act it will be according to the terms of your employment contract. If you work on a public holiday.

Meaning if employees are asked to work on one of those days that falls on a saturday they must be paid a public holiday rate. I d rather work through christmas. And if the holiday falls on a sunday the monday after is given off.

For federal employees who work monday through friday if one of the holidays listed above falls on a saturday it is observed on the prior friday. For employees who do not work monday through friday when a public holiday falls on a day when they are not scheduled to work the workday immediately before the non scheduled workday is the public holiday for the employee. The public holidays policy details can be found here.

Exempt employees must be paid if they re ready willing and able to work but no work is available such as on a holiday when the company is shut down. If boxing day falls on a saturday the following monday is a bank holiday. For a public holiday that falls on a saturday you should get either a day off or salary in lieu.