Vacation and public holiday benefits
22(1)An employee is not entitled to a vacation with pay or a public holiday with pay under this Act if under a collective agreement or contract of employment the employee receives vacation and holiday benefits which together equal or exceed the combined vacation and public holiday benefits provided under this Act.
22(2)For the purpose of subsection (1) a payment of 4% of wages is equivalent to the public holiday benefits as prescribed by this Act.
22(3)Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employer shall pay to an employee who works on a public holiday for time worked not less than one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of wages in accordance with subsection 19(1).
1988, c.59, s.5; 2017, c.38, s.2