Holiday Pay Allowance. An employee shall receive a holiday pay allowance of eight (8) hours pay for any of the above-named holidays at his average regular straight time hourly rate for the last complete pay period prior to the holiday, provided that: (a) If he is a probationary employee, he has completed thirty (30) consecutive calendar days of employment prior to the holiday, except that if he does complete the thirty (30) day period, he shall receive pay for any holidays which occurred during such period, and (b) he has worked eight (8) hours in the week preceding the holiday, unless he is absent because of vacation, death in the immediate family, illness, jury duty, or within fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the holiday, he commences a leave of absence or is laid off, but (c) an employee may not qualify for any further paid holidays under item (b) above until he returns to work. (d) Disciplinary action may be taken in instances where employees fail to work the day before or the day after a plant holiday, except where permission was previously obtained or the employee had a justifiable reason for being absent.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
