Acts and Regulations

E-7.2 - Employment Standards Act

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21(1)If the wages of an employee vary from day to day, the pay for a public holiday on which the employee has not worked shall be at least equivalent to the employee’s average daily earnings exclusive of overtime for the days on which the employee worked during the 30 calendar days immediately preceding the public holiday.
21(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), a route salesperson’s pay for a public holiday on which they have not worked shall not increase their earnings for the week of the holiday above their average weekly wages for the preceding four weeks.
1984, c.42, s.14; 2022, c.33, s.10
Employee’s pay for public holiday where daily wages vary
21(1)Where the wages of an employee vary from day to day, his pay for a public holiday on which he has not worked shall be at least equivalent to his average daily earnings exclusive of overtime for the days on which he worked during the thirty calendar days immediately preceding the public holiday.
21(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), a route salesman’s pay for a public holiday on which he has not worked shall not increase his earnings for the week of the holiday above his average weekly wages for the preceding four weeks.
1984, c.42, s.14