Q: How does an employee qualify for statutory holidays?
A: To qualify for statutory holidays, an employee must:
have been employed for at least 30 calendar days, AND
have worked or earned wages on at least 15 of the 30 days before the holiday.
Q: What do I pay an employee who works on a statutory holiday if they are not eligible for the statutory holiday?
A: If the employee is not eligible, he or she would just receive regular pay for all hours up to eight and applicable overtime if he or she works more than eight hours.
Q: What happens if the holiday falls on a day off?
A: If the employee is eligible for statutory holiday pay and the holiday falls on a non-working day, the employee must be given an average day’s pay for the statutory holiday.