General Holidays Policy - Alberta PDF

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General Holidays Policy – Alberta Intent Employees who qualify for general holiday pay shall receive holidays with pay as per the following procedures.

Guidelines The following procedures are in accordance with Alberta’s Employment Standards Code. Permanent full-time employees who qualify for general holiday pay shall receive the following general holidays with pay:         

New Year’s Day Family Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day Christmas Day

Eligibility In order to be considered eligible for general holiday pay, an employee is required to be employed by HRdownloads for 30 calendar days or more in the 12 months before the holiday occurs. An employee will not be eligible to receive holiday pay if he/she does not work on the holiday when required or scheduled, or if he/she is absent from work on the regularly scheduled day before or the regularly scheduled day after the holiday. The employee will still be eligible if he/she receives the employer’s permission for the absence. Performing Work on a General Holiday Any eligible employee who is required to attend and perform work on a recognized general holiday will; 

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Be paid an amount that is at least the average daily wage of the employee, plus pay an amount that is at least 1.5 times the employee’s wage rate for each hour of work that the employee worked on the day of the general holiday; or, Be paid an amount that is at least the employee’s wage rate on each hour of work that the employee worked on a the day of the general holiday, plus provide the employee with one day of holiday no later than the employee’s next annual vacation and general holiday pay of an amount that is at least the employee’s average daily wage. Note: The replacement holiday must be a day on which the employee is normally scheduled to work.

Holiday Pay If an employee works on a general holiday that falls on a day that is not a normal work day for the employee and the employee works on that general holiday, the employer must pay the Templates and policies from HRdownloads.com are provided for clients of our service. Customers may use this document as is, or as a starting point for their own documents. HRdownloads.com assumes no responsibility for the enforcement or effectiveness of its templates and policies. Always consult legal counsel before implementing any new policies or procedures at your organization.

employee general holiday pay of an amount that is at least 1.5 times the employee’s wage rate for each hour worked on the day of the general holiday. If an employee who is not normally scheduled to work on the general holiday does not work, the employee is not entitled to receive pay for the holiday nor another day off with pay Part-time employees will be provided with general holiday pay in an amount determined by averaging their hours using the same method as full-time employees. In the event that a general holiday occurs during an employee’s annual vacation on a day they would have worked, their vacation will be extended by one day. The employee and employer can agree on a future date in lieu of. In the event that an employee is away on an unpaid leave of absence, away while receiving Worker's Compensation benefits or on long term disability at the time of the holiday, the employee shall not be eligible for general holiday pay. Substitution of a Holiday HRdownloads offers our employees the opportunity to request the substitution of a standard general holiday to an alternate date that coincides with a religious holidays of their faith.

Acknowledgment and Agreement I, (Employee Name), acknowledge that I have read and understand the General Holidays Policy – Alberta of HRdownloads. Further, I agree to adhere to this policy and will ensure that employees working under my direction adhere to this policy. I understand that if I violate the rules/procedures outlined in this policy, I may face disciplinary action. Name: Signature: Date: Witness:

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Templates and policies from HRdownloads.com are provided for clients of our service. Customers may use this document as is, or as a starting point for their own documents. HRdownloads.com assumes no responsibility for the enforcement or effectiveness of its templates and policies. Always consult legal counsel before implementing any new policies or procedures at your organization....