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*Visit the Alberta Government website for more information: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-general-holidays.aspx
On September 1, 2019, changes for the eligibility for general holidays and how general holidays are paid took effect. Employers no longer have to pay all employees for all general holidays.
A library employee is now entitled to general holiday pay only if they:
Library employees are entitled to general holidays and receive general holiday pay if one of the following applies to them:
Definition of holiday |
General Holiday Date |
2020 |
January 1 |
January 1 |
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Third Monday in February |
February 17 |
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Friday before Easter |
April 10 |
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Monday before May 25 |
May 18 |
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July 1, except when it falls on a Sunday, then it is July 2 |
July 1 |
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First Monday in September |
September 7 |
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Second Monday in October |
October 12 |
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November 11 |
November 11 |
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December 25 |
December 25 |
A part-time employee or on-call employee has worked five of the nine weeks preceding the holiday, it is considered to be a regular day of work and they are entitled to be paid. To calculate the rate of pay, an average of what they were paid for that day of the week they worked on, is used. This is commonly referred to as the five of nine rule which was dropped, but is now reinstated.
General Holiday Pay | ||
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Regular day of work |
Not a regular day of work |
Employee works |
Hours worked x hourly wage x 1.5 + average daily wage Or Hours worked x hourly wage + future day off at average daily wage |
Hours worked x hourly wage x 1.5 |
Employee doesn't work |
Average daily wage |
Not eligible for general holiday pay |
Optional General Holidays
If an employer agrees to designate additional general holidays for their employees, all employment standards rules related to general holiday pay still apply for these additional holidays.
Employers should make it very clear whether of not they will be recognizing (paying for) optional holidays
General holidays in Alberta that are entirely optional include:
Optional holiday |
Definition of holiday |
2020 |
Easter Monday |
First Monday following Easter |
April 13 |
Heritage Day |
First Monday in August |
August 3 |
Boxing Day |
December 26 |
December 26 |
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