Common use of Paid Holidays – Long Weekends Clause in Contracts

Paid Holidays – Long Weekends. (a) Unless an employee requests otherwise, when she or he is scheduled to work a weekend where a paid holiday falls on the Monday or the Friday, the Employer shall endeavour to also schedule her or him to work the paid holiday. (b) Unless an employee requests otherwise, when she or he 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. (a) When a holiday falls within an employee’s vacation period, it shall be added to the end of her or his vacation or taken at a mutually agreeable time to the parties within 3 months of the holiday. (b) If any of the above-mentioned paid holidays fall on an employee's regular day off, the employee, at her or his option may elect to receive a day's pay or may elect to receive an additional day off in lieu thereof. The additional day off will be as scheduled by the Employer within the two (2) week period immediately following the occurrence of the paid holiday, however, the Employer shall endeavour to schedule such additional day off in conjunction with scheduled week-ends off or vacation taken during the four (4) week period.