Common use of Qualifying for Holiday Pay Clause in Contracts

Qualifying for Holiday Pay. All employees who qualify for pay on holidays observed by the City shall receive holiday pay provided that an employee who fails to report for a scheduled work shift on any of such holidays shall receive no pay; and provided also that in order to qualify for such paid holidays the employee must report for work on both the employee’s last regular work day immediately preceding the holiday and on the first regular work day following a holiday, and unless the employee so reports employee shall receive no pay for such holiday. As an exception to the foregoing, an employee who does not report for work as herein provided shall receive holiday pay if the reason for such absence is a bona fide illness supported by a statement from the attending physician or for another legitimate reason.