Common use of HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAY WORK Clause in Contracts

HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAY WORK. 28.1 An employee on weekly hiring shall be entitled without loss of pay to public holidays as follows: 28.2 When employed on a Sunday, the employee shall receive double the respective rate provided always that each employee shall receive payment at double the respective wage rate for not less than one-half day’s employment for any time so worked between 7.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. 28.3 When work is performed on any of the public holidays specified in 28.1, an employee shall be paid at the rate of double time and a half for work done, such rate to continue until he/she is released from duty. 28.4 An employee who works on a Sunday or a public holiday and (except for meal breaks) immediately thereafter continues such work shall on being relieved from duty be entitled to be absent until he/she has had 10 consecutive hours off duty without deduction of pay for ordinary time off duty occurring during such absence. 28.5 An employer who terminates the employment of an employee except for reasons of misconduct or incompetency (proof of which shall lie upon the employer) shall pay the employee a day’s ordinary wages for each public holiday or each public holiday in a group as prescribed in 28.1 which falls within 10 consecutive calendar days after the day of termination. 28.6 Where any two or more of the holidays prescribed in this Agreement occur within a 7 day span, such holidays shall for the purposes of this Agreement be a group of holidays. If the first day of the group of public holidays falls within 10 consecutive calendar days after termination, the whole group shall be deemed to fall within the 10 days. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day shall be regarded as a group.

HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAY WORK. 28.1 An employee on weekly hiring shall be entitled without loss of pay to public holidays as follows: 28.2 When employed on a Sunday, the employee shall receive double the respective rate provided always that each employee shall receive payment at double the respective wage rate for not less than one-half day’s employment for any time so worked between 7.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. 28.3 When work is performed on any of the public holidays specified in 28.1, an employee shall be paid at the rate of double time and a half for work done, such rate to continue until he/she is released from duty. 28.4 An employee who works on a Sunday or a public holiday and (except for meal breaks) immediately thereafter continues such work shall on being relieved from duty be entitled to be absent until he/she has had 10 consecutive hours off duty without deduction of pay for ordinary time off duty occurring during such absence. 28.5 An employer who terminates the employment of an employee except for reasons of misconduct or incompetency (proof of which shall lie upon the employer) shall pay the employee a day’s ordinary wages for each public holiday or each public holiday in a group as prescribed in 28.1 which falls within 10 consecutive calendar days after the day of termination. 28.6 Where any two or more of the holidays prescribed in this Agreement agreement occur within a 7 day span, such holidays shall for the purposes of this Agreement agreement be a group of holidays. If the first day of the group of public holidays falls within 10 consecutive calendar days after termination, the whole group shall be deemed to fall within the 10 days. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day shall be regarded as a group.