DESIGNATED PAID HOLIDAYS 16.01 Subject to Clause 16.02, the following shall be designated paid holidays for employees:
(a) Good Friday
(b) Easter Monday
(c) The day fixed by proclamation of the Governor-in-Council for celebration of the Sovereign’s Birthday
(d) Canada Day
(e) Nunavut Day
(f) Labour Day
(g) The day fixed by Order of the Government of Nunavut as a general day of Thanksgiving
(h) Remembrance Day
(i) Christmas Day
(j) Boxing Day
(k) New Year’s Day
(l) One additional day in each year that, in the opinion of the Employer, is recognized to be a territorial or civic holiday in the area in which the employee is employed or in any area where, in the opinion of the Employer, no such day is recognized as a territorial or civic holiday, the first Monday in August; and
(m) Any day proclaimed by an Act of Parliament as a national holiday other than a designated paid holiday mentioned above shall be proclaimed as a designated paid holiday.
(n) Where the employer agrees to provide the majority of employees in any community with time off in support of a community function, those employees who are unable to take advantage of the time off because of operational requirements will be paid at the overtime rate for hours worked during that period.
(o) In communities where Hamlet Day is designated a municipal holiday, the Employer agrees to allow employees one half (½) day (4 hours) to participate in events.
16.02 Article 16.01 does not apply to an employee who is absent without pay on both the working day immediately preceding and the working day following the Designated Paid Holiday, except with the approval of the Employer or where leave has been granted under Article 13
16.03 No employee is entitled to be paid for a designated paid holiday on which he/she does not work when he/she is not entitled to wages for at least fifteen (15) days during the thirty (30) calendar days preceding the holiday.
16.04 When a day designated as a paid holiday under Clause 16.01 coincides with an employee’s day of rest, the holiday shall be moved to the employee’s first scheduled working day following the day of rest.
16.05 When a day designated as a paid holiday for an employee is moved to another day under the provisions of Clause 16.04:
(a) work performed by an employee on the day from which the holiday was moved shall be considered as work performed on a day of rest; and
(b) work performed by an employee on the day to which the holiday was moved shall be considered as work performed on a holiday.
Work on a Holiday Employees required to work on days recognized as holidays which fall within their regular work schedules shall be entitled, in addition to their regular monthly salary, to compensatory time off, or to be paid in cash as provided in Articles 32.1-32.5 (Overtime). Compensatory time off or cash paid for all time worked shall be at the rate of time and one-half (1 ½). The rate at which an employee shall be paid for working on a holiday shall not exceed the rate of time and one-half (1 ½) his/her straight time rate of pay.
Compensation for Work on a Holiday (a) Where an Employee is regularly scheduled to work, in accordance with Article 14, and their regularly scheduled day of work falls on a paid holiday, as defined in Article 18.01, they shall receive compensation equal to two and one-half (2 ½) times their regular rate of pay as follows:
(i) compensation at one and one-half (1½) times their regular rate of pay, including the holiday pay, for the hours worked on the holiday; and
(ii) time off with pay in lieu of the holiday on an hour-for-hour basis at a mutually acceptable time in accordance with Article 18.11.
(b) Where time off with pay in lieu of the holiday has not been granted in accordance with Article 18.05(a)(ii), compensation shall be granted at the Employee’s regular rate of pay for those hours worked on the holiday.
Payment for Working on a Holiday (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only)
Paid Holiday Bank Employees qualify in accordance with the collective agreement. The paid holidays are identified in the Collective Agreement. Credit to the paid holiday bank will occur on the date of the holiday. Drawing from the paid holiday bank will occur at an accelerated rate of 1.25 hours paid for every hour taken (i.e. 11.25 hours worked equals 14.05 hours paid; 7.5 hours worked equals 9.375 hours paid).
PAID HOLIDAYS (a) A full-time employee who otherwise qualifies hereunder shall receive the following paid holidays:
Working on a Holiday An employee who is required to work on a holiday shall be paid at the rate of straight time plus time and one-half (1 1/2).
Paid Holidays – Long Weekends (a) When an employee is scheduled to work a weekend where a paid holiday falls on the Monday or the Friday, the Employer shall endeavour to also schedule the employee to work the paid holiday.
(b) When the employee is scheduled off on a weekend where a paid holiday falls on the Monday or the Friday, the Employer shall endeavour to schedule the employee off the paid holiday.
(c) In the event of a scheduling conflict, 12.07 (a) will be the deciding provision.
Payment for Working Overtime on a Holiday Where an employee is required to work authorized overtime in excess of his regularly scheduled hours on a paid holiday, such employee shall receive twice (2x) his regular straight time hourly rate for such authorized overtime.
Work on Holidays An employee who is required to work, or works with prior approval, any part of a holiday shall receive holiday compensatory time for up to eight (8) hours, on an hour for hour basis, for the actual non-overtime hours worked in addition to their regular rate of pay. An employee who works overtime on a holiday shall be compensated in accordance with all applicable pay and overtime provisions. An employee must use holiday compensatory time within one (1) year after having accrued that time.
