Common use of Statutory Holiday Entitlement Clause in Contracts

Statutory Holiday Entitlement. Regular full-time employees are entitled to a minimum of thirteen (13) statutory holidays a year. Employees who work less than full days or full weeks shall have statutory holidays pro-rated on the basis of hours of work per week relative to a full-time employee. Such employees shall be entitled to the pro-rated statutory holiday or the Employer shall pay the employees in lieu of such holiday at their regular rates of pay. In the event that the provincial government declares Truth and Reconciliation Day as a different day than the federal government, the parties agree that only the provincial holiday will be observed.