Common use of Qualifying provisions Clause in Contracts

Qualifying provisions. (a) In order to qualify for any of the above public holidays, a full-time employee must have worked the entire shift on the full-time employee’s scheduled work day immediately preceding the holiday and work the full-time employee’s entire scheduled work day immediately following the holiday unless the absence is due to: (i) Vacation leave granted by the Employer in which case the full-time employee must have worked on the full-time employee’s scheduled work day immediately preceding the vacation leave and work the scheduled day immediately following the vacation leave; and/or (ii) a paid leave of absence less than thirty (30) days provided the full- time employee is not otherwise compensated for the public holiday. (b) A full-time employee absent on an authorized leave of absence shall not be eligible for public holidays observed more than thirty (30) calendar days after such leave of absence began. (c) A full-time employee who is scheduled to work her entire shift on a recognized public holiday and who fails to do so shall lose her entitlement for any entitlement for a public holiday lieu day with pay.