Currently, federal law says when July l falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed on Monday, July 2. 3. Employers can apply for a permit from the Director of Labour Standards allowing the public holiday to be observed on another day. The Director may order that the holiday be observed on another day if a majority of the employees agree. If the employees are represented by a trade union, the trade union and the employer may agree in writing to observe the public holiday on another day. Annual holiday pay is calculated on an employee s total wage for a given 12 month period.
Employees get a minimum of three weeks annual holidays after each year of employment.
This would be a double payment. Employees and employers should decide together when annual holidays will be taken. If no agreement is reached, the employer must give the employee at least four weeks written notice of his or her annual holidays. An employee is entitled to take all their annual holidays in one continuous period, unless he or she requests shorter periods. Employers can require employees to take annual holidays if the employer gives the employee four weeks written notice.