Tag archives: statutory holiday

La Fête nationale et la Fête du Canada : quelles obligations ont les employeurs?

L’approche de la période estivale rime avec l’arrivée des vacances annuelles, mais aussi l’enchaînement de deux jours fériés en l’espace de 8 jours. La Fête nationale (le 24 juin – jour de la St-Jean Baptiste) et la Fête du Canada (le 1er juillet) tombent cette année toutes les deux un jeudi. Afin de dissiper les … Continue reading

A Festive Reminder: Employee Entitlements during the Holiday Season

By Crystal Li, Laurie Duhem and Danielle Emmett on December 10, 2019 Posted in Canada

As 2020 quickly approaches, there are a number of upcoming statutory holidays that would trigger obligations of employers to their employees. Below, we have summarized some the most important obligations of provincially regulated employers in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, as well as federally regulated employers, to their employees with respect to the upcoming … Continue reading

Ontario Civic Holiday: The holiday that isn’t..

By Gabriel Granatstein on July 27, 2015 Posted in Canada

The upcoming Civic Holiday is celebrated on Monday, August 3 in Ontario. The holiday, which was created in honour of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, often raises questions for employees and employers alike. Contrary to popular belief, the Civic Holiday is not a statutory holiday in Ontario; it is not … Continue reading

Employees’ rights to holiday in Venezuela

By Yanet Aguiar on July 18, 2014 Posted in Latin America, Venezuela

Venezuelan labor rights may not be waived by the parties, that is, they are rules of public policy and the Labor Law’s provisions must be applied even over the will of the parties. In addition, the principles of favor, non-waivability, intangibility and progressiveness of labor rights are a warranty to prevent a retreat in achieved … Continue reading

Employees’ right to holiday in Germany

By Daniela Loy on July 18, 2014 Posted in Europe, Germany

Employees’ rights to holiday are governed by the Federal Holiday with Pay Act (Bundesurlaubsgesetz) in Germany. Pursuant to this Act, employees who work six days per week are entitled to an annual minimum paid vacation of 24 working days. Employees with a five-day working week are entitled to a pro-rata vacation of 20 working days. … Continue reading

Employees’ rights to holiday in Hong Kong

By Wynne Mok and Valarie Fung on July 17, 2014 Posted in Asia Pacific, General, Hong Kong

Hong Kong is often called the city where “East meets West”. One happy result of this conjunction is that Hong Kong employees become entitled to statutory Chinese and Western holidays. Under the Employment Ordinance (Chapter 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong) employees in Hong Kong are entitled to 12 statutory holidays per year: The … Continue reading

Employees’ right to holidays in France

By Judicaël Fouquet on July 16, 2014 Posted in Europe, France

Under French law, all employees are granted a right to paid annual leave, which consists of a statutory minimum number of days subject to any more favourable provisions applicable under any collective bargaining agreement to which the employer (or the sector of business in which the employee is active) is party, the employer’s internal practices … Continue reading

Statutory holiday pay must include commission

By Amanda Sanders (UK) on June 3, 2014 Posted in Contracts, Europe, General, UK

This post was co-written by Lindsey Hooper, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (London) The European Court of Justice (the ECJ) has handed down a controversial and potentially costly judgment for employers, holding that commission payments should be taken into account for the purposes of calculating statutory holiday pay under Article 7 of the Working Time … Continue reading

How are Holidays and Rest Days paid in Venezuela?

By Yanet Aguiar on October 18, 2013 Posted in Latin America, Venezuela

Under Venezuelan labour legislation, holidays and rest days are paid as follows: 1. Holidays The following days and dates are holidays for the purposes of the Labor Law (Article 184): Sundays, January 1, Monday and Tuesday of Carnival, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, May 1st, December 24th, 25th, 30th and 31st; The days listed in the … Continue reading

Ce qu’il faut savoir sur la Fête nationale

By guestauthor on June 21, 2013 Posted in Canada, North America, Québec

Cet article a été rédigé par Me Maude Grenier, avocate chez Norton Rose Fulbright (Montréal) Chaque année, les employeurs et les employés se questionnent : le congé de la Fête nationale est-il obligatoire? Peut-il être accordé à un autre moment? Dans quelle situation l’employeur peut-il exiger qu’un employé travaille le 24 juin? Etc. Cette année, la Fête … Continue reading