PAID HOLIDAYS Clause Samples

PAID HOLIDAYS. K.1 The Hospital agrees to recognize the following paid holidays: January 1 ( New Year's Day) Civic Holiday Family Day (3rd Monday in February) Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Victoria Day 3rd Monday in November December 25 (Christmas Day July 1st (Canada Day) December 26 (Boxing Day) K.2 The parties hereto recognize that the Hospital must extend daily service to patients and that it is therefore necessary to retain a portion of employees at work on holidays. If another day is substituted by statute or decree, or by mutual agreement between the parties for observance of any of the holidays listed in the section, the day of observance so substituted shall be deemed to be the holiday for purposes of this section. K.3 If a full time employee qualifies under the provisions of Article 15 of the Collective Agreement, she or he will receive a lieu day off, such lieu day to be granted at a mutually agreed upon time within ninety (90) calendar days following the paid holiday. Requests for lieu days will not be unreasonably denied and will not be designated. Where an employee is entitled to a lieu day off with pay, and such day is not mutually scheduled off before March 31st of the following calendar year in which it was earned, such employee shall be paid for the day at their regular rate of pay. Requests shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. Where there is more than one (1) request received on the same day based on the first come first served basis, approval(s) will be granted to the most senior employee(s). The manager will date requests received at the end of each business day except holidays and weekends which will be dated the business day following the holiday or weekend. K.4 A tour that begins or ends during the 24 hour period of the above holidays where the majority of hours worked falls within the holiday shall be deemed to be work performed on the holiday for the full period of the tour. K.5 When an employee is scheduled off on a paid holiday which occurs on a Monday or a Friday, the Hospital shall endeavor to schedule the employee off the Saturday and Sunday and in conjunction with such holiday. When an employee is scheduled to work on a paid holiday which occurs on a Monday or a Friday, the Hospital shall endeavor to schedule the employee to work on the Saturday and Sunday.

PAID HOLIDAYS. 17.01 The following paid holidays shall be granted to each eligible full-time employee who has completed a period of twenty (20) continuous working days of employment subject to the provisions set out herein: New Year's Day Civic Holiday Family Day Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day (July 1st) Boxing Day 17.02 Where any of the above holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday, an alternate day shall be designated by the Employer as a holiday in lieu of the holiday falling on these days. (a) An eligible full-time employee shall receive her regular daily pay at her basic rate for each paid holiday. (b) Part-time employees shall receive four point eight percent (4.8%) in lieu of paid holidays. 17.04 To be eligible for holiday pay an employee must work the full scheduled work day immediately preceding and the full scheduled work day immediately following such holiday, unless the employee is otherwise on an approved paid leave of absence. If an employee is absent on either the last work day preceding, or the first work day following the paid holiday due to illness, the employee shall be eligible for pay for the holiday. A medical doctor’s certificate may be required at the discretion of the Employer. 17.05 No employee who is absent from work due to: (a) Workplace Safety and Insurance Claim; (b) Short-term disability; (c) Long-term disability; or (d) Lay-off shall be entitled to pay for any paid holiday occurring within the period of such absence. 17.06 No employee who is absent from work due to a pregnancy and/or parental leave shall be entitled to pay for any paid holiday occurring within the period of such absence except in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. 17.07 Where the paid holiday occurs in the period in which a full-time employee is on her scheduled vacation, or on a scheduled day off, an eligible employee shall receive a day off with pay in lieu at a mutually agreed time. 17.08 An eligible employee required to work on a paid holiday shall be allowed compensating time off without loss of pay, at a rate of one (1) hour time off for every authorized hour worked at a mutually agreeable date. Such lieu time off shall be subject to the conditions outlined in Article 13, paragraph 13. 01. The employee shall also receive payment at the rate of time and one-half (1½) her regular rate of pay for each hour worked on the paid holiday.

PAID HOLIDAYS. (a) A full-time employee who otherwise qualifies hereunder shall receive the following paid holidays: (b) If another Federal, Provincial or Municipal holiday should be proclaimed during the term of this Agreement, such additional proclaimed holiday will replace one of the above named holidays as agreed by the parties. The intent is that there will be no more than twelve (12) paid holidays per calendar year for the duration of this agreement. (c) In a Home where float holidays exist, in order to qualify for the float holidays, a newly hired employee must have completed their probationary period to be eligible.

PAID HOLIDAYS. (Articles 15.01 to 15.07 apply to full-time nurses only) 15.01 A nurse who otherwise qualifies under Article 15.02 hereunder shall receive twelve (12) paid holidays as designated in the Appendix of Local Provisions. In the event that the Provincial Government declares an additional holiday (such as Heritage Day) during the term of this Agreement, such holiday will be substituted for one of the above-mentioned holidays. The designation of the additional holiday for an existing holiday shall be subject to local determination and such designation shall not add to the present number of holidays. 15.02 In order to qualify for pay for a holiday, a nurse shall complete her or his full scheduled shift on each of the working days immediately preceding and following the holiday concerned unless excused by the Hospital or the nurse was absent due to: (a) legitimate illness or accident which commenced within a month of the date of the holiday; (b) vacation granted by the Hospital; (c) the nurse's regular scheduled day off; (d) a paid leave of absence provided the nurse is not otherwise compensated for the holiday. A nurse entitled to holiday pay hereunder shall not receive sick leave pay to which she or he may otherwise have been entitled unless she or he was scheduled to work that day. A nurse receiving WSIB benefits for the day of the holiday shall, subject to the above provisions, be entitled to the difference between the amount of the Workers' Compensation Benefits and the holiday pay. 15.03 Holiday pay will be computed on the basis of the nurse's regular straight time hourly rate of pay times the number of hours for a normal daily tour as set out in Article 13.01 (a). 15.04 Subject to Article 15.02: (a) Where a holiday falls during a nurse's scheduled vacation period, the nurse's vacation shall be extended by one (1) day unless the nurse and the Hospital agree to schedule a different day off with pay. (b) Where a holiday falls on a nurse's scheduled day off an additional day off with pay will be scheduled. 15.05 A nurse required to work on any of the foregoing holidays shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) the nurse's regular straight time hourly rate of pay for all hours worked on such holiday subject to Article 14.04. In addition, the nurse will receive a lieu day off with pay in the amount of her or his regular straight time hourly rate of pay times the number of hours in a normal daily tour as set out in Article 13.01 (a).

PAID HOLIDAYS. ‌ (a) The following have been designated as paid holidays: New Year's Day British Columbia Day Family Day Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Boxing Day (b) Any other holiday proclaimed as a holiday by the federal government or the government of the Province of British Columbia shall also be a paid holiday.

PAID HOLIDAYS. The provisions of this Article shall apply only to those employees in this Bargaining Unit. Employees are entitled to receive pay on each of the undernoted days, provided: the employee has been employed for more than three calendar months; the employee earned wages on at least eight days of the four work weeks, or worked at least hours, preceding the holiday; the employee has worked on his or her scheduled day of work, both preceding and following the holiday; the employee, having agreed to work on the public holiday, actually reports for, and performs, the required work for the full shift: New Year’s Day Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Boxing Day (December 26) and any other day declared by a competent authority to be a holiday within the meaning of the Employment Standards Act. In addition to the above, an employee may elect to be paid, if qualified in accordance with the above for one additional day to be known as a Lieu Day. The Lieu Day will be scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and his or her immediate management supervisor. Employees required to work on a Paid Holiday shall receive pay at the rate of time and one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay performed on such holiday in addition to the employee’s regular pay. Where the majority of the hours in an employee’s regular shift falls within the hours of a.m. and midnight on a Paid Holiday, the entire shift shall be classified as Paid Holiday work. Where a minority of the hours in an employee’s shift falls within the hours of a.m. and midnight on a Paid Holiday,the entire shift shall be classified as regular shift work. Subject to the need for maintaining adequate service coverage Sections as determined by the Home Administrator, consideration will be given upon written request made at least one month in advance, to employees in order of seniority by classification governed by this Collective Agreement, to being given either Christmas Day or New Year's Day each year as a day upon which work will not be scheduled for such employee, it being understood the request will be for only one of the two days. Employees scheduled to work Christmas Day or New Year's Day will be given at least four weeks notice of such scheduling.

PAID HOLIDAYS. 12.01 All nurses shall receive the following holidays without loss of pay: New Year's Day Civic Holiday *Heritage Day Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Boxing Day * (to be celebrated 2nd Monday in February unless and until otherwise designated by government proclamation.) (a) Where a full-time nurse works on a holiday she shall receive premium pay at the rate of time and one-half (1½) for the first seven and one-half (7½) hours worked on such a holiday and shall receive another day off with pay, such day to be at a mutually agreeable time or at the option of the nurse; (b) She shall receive premium pay at the rate of two and one-half (2½) times for the first seven and one-half (7½) hours worked on such holiday. (c) In order for a full-time nurse to be eligible for holiday pay or lieu time in accordance to the above, the nurse must: i) work her scheduled tour immediately preceding and following such paid holiday unless absent due to legitimate illness or approved vacation or leave of absence; and ii) have worked or been on scheduled vacation or approved paid leave of absence (for greater clarity, excluding pregnancy/parental leave) on at least twelve (12) tours in the thirty day period preceding the holiday. (d) Where a part-time nurse works on a holiday as listed in Article 12.01, she shall receive pay at the rate of time and one-half (1½) for the first seven and one-half (7½) hours worked on such a holiday. 12.03 A tour that begins or ends during the twenty-four (24) hour period of the above holidays where the majority of hours worked falls within the holiday shall be deemed to be work performed on the holiday for the full period of the tour. 12.04 When a holiday falls within a nurse's vacation period, it shall be added to the end of her vacation or scheduled at a mutually agreeable time.

PAID HOLIDAYS. 17.01 The following shall be considered as paid holidays under the terms and conditions of Article 17 of this Collective Agreement: • New Year’s Day • Good Friday • Victoria Day • Canada Day • Civic Day • Labour Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day • Boxing Day The Company and the Union will agree on four (4) additional days to be taken as Floater holidays during the Christmas holiday period. 17.02 To be eligible for any Paid Holidays listed in clause 17.01 an employee must have worked all of their last scheduled work day before and all of their first scheduled work day after the holiday, unless the employee has reasonable cause for being unable to do so, unless clause 17.07 applies. 17.03 An employee will also not be paid for a Paid Holiday if: a) The employee has been laid off b) The employee is receiving Worker’s Compensation c) The employee is on sick leave absence from the Company d) The employee is on an approved leave of absence for more than twenty (20) calendar days. e) The employee is a probationary employee, in which case the pay for any Paid Holiday occurring during the Probationary Period will be paid on the first pay cheque immediately following the attainment of seniority rights. 17.04 If a Paid Holiday falls within an employee’s annual vacation, the employee will receive their first scheduled day of return to work as an additional day added to their vacation or will be granted another day’s pay in lieu of additional time off. 17.05 Employees eligible for payment of a Paid Holiday will be paid a normal day’s pay on the basis of the applicable hourly rate of the job to which they are assigned the day prior to the Holiday, up to a maximum of eight (8) hours. 17.06 If any of the Paid Holidays listed in Clause 17.01 falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, (and has not been replaced by another day, by statute or decree), such Holiday will be observed either on the previous Friday, or the following Monday. 17.07 If an employee is laid off and recalled between December 10th and January 15th, and works the day before the lay-off day and works the day of their recall, the employee will be eligible for payment of any paid holidays during the period.

PAID HOLIDAYS. 10.01 The following days are recognized as paid holidays: Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day 10.02 Employees who are absent because of accident or illness are ineligible for holiday pay if they are receiving Workers Compensation or group sickness insurance benefits. Employees who have been laid off are eligible for holiday pay, provided such layoff started five (5) working days or more prior to the holiday. 10.03 For all work performed on these holidays, employees will receive time and one half in addition to eight (8) hours straight time holiday pay, providing the employee works on his assigned shift preceding the following holiday, unless prevented from doing so by reasons satisfactory to the Company. 10.04 All employees who are not scheduled to work will be paid eight (8) hours straight time for these holidays, provided the employee works on his assigned shift preceding and following the holiday, unless prevented by doing so by reasons satisfactory to the Company. 10.05 If one of these holidays falls during an employee's regular shift break, the employee will be given the choice of: (a) a day off, scheduled by agreement with his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, with eight (8) hours straight time pay; (b) eight (8) hours straight time holiday pay with no extra time off. 10.06 Paid holidays not worked shall be included with days worked for the purpose of qualifying for overtime for hours in excess of the normal work week, but this does not include men off on regular shift break or any employee who would not have worked had there been no holiday. 10.07 When any of the Paid Holidays listed in Section 10.01 falls on a Saturday, it shall be observed on the preceding Friday; if the holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday.