PART II PUBLIC HOLIDAYS — Consent of employer and employee
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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Part, an employer and employee may agree that a public holiday will be a working day for that employee, and upon the employee working during that day in accordance with the terms of the contract of service, the employer shall, notwithstanding the terms of that contract, and at the option of the employee,
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pay to the employee twice the wages properly earned by the employee for that day under the contract of service as if that day were a normal working day;
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permit the employee to enjoy 1 full day's holiday within 30 days after the public holiday with the same pay that the employee would be entitled to under subsection 15(2) if that day were a public holiday; or
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permit the employee to add to the annual vacation to which the employee is entitled under Part I 1 extra full day with the same pay that the employee would be entitled to under subsection 15(2) if that day were a public holiday.
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Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), where an employer requires an employee to work on a public holiday for a number of hours that is less than the number of hours that the employee would work if it were a normal working day, the employer shall pay to the employee the employee’s normal wages for the number of hours worked, plus the wages the employee would have earned if the day were a normal working day.
Not legal advice. Verify the cited article against the signed agreement.