Is Louis Riel Day a General Holiday?
Yes, Louis Riel Day is Manitoba's 8th General Holiday. The other general Holidays are: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
When is the first Louis Riel Day?
The first Louis Riel Day is February 18, 2008.
How is general holiday pay calculated?
General holiday pay can be calculated in two ways:
If employees’ schedules are normally the same (their wages do not vary), they are paid their regular wages for the general holiday.
For example: an employee may normally work eight hours a day, five days a week, Monday to Friday. The general holiday is a Monday and he/she did not work. General holiday pay for the day is eight hours at his/her regular wage.
If an employee’s hours or wages change from day to day or pay period to pay period, the general holiday pay is five per cent of the employee’s total wages in the four-week period immediately before the holiday. Overtime should not be included in this calculation.
For example: a part-time employee may work about 25 hours each week at $10 per hour, but his/her schedule is different each day. In the four weeks before the holiday, he/she earned $1,000. General holiday pay is $1,000 times five per cent, or $50.
Do all employees receive general holiday pay?
All employees receive general holiday pay unless:
They are absent from work on a general holiday that is normally a workday and they are expected to work.
They are absent from work, without permission, on their last scheduled workday before the holiday or their first scheduled workday after the holiday, unless they are absent because they are ill. |
