UK workers receive the most generous
statutory holiday entitlements in Western Europe, but have the lowest number of public holidays.
Statutory holidays in the UK are those guaranteed under the Working Time Regulations.
The decision to extend the number of
statutory holidays reflects the number of permanent bank holidays so that workers get four weeks paid leave as well as eight public holidays.
Do
statutory holidays that fall within the maternity leave count as maternity leave, or do I receive days off in lieu?
* Bill 16--The
Statutory Holidays Act (Various Acts Amended)--which establishes the third Monday in February as a
statutory holiday to be known as "Louis Riel Day".
The offices dealt with more than half a million employment-related issues last year, including complaints that workers were denied their
statutory holidays and sick leave or had excessive deductions made from their wages.
If you are a worker then you are entitled to four weeks' paid leave per year (including
statutory holidays) and this will go up in October to 4.8 weeks.
The airport however also saw that the favourable occurrence of
statutory holidays in May boosted tourist traffic, especially to destinations in the Caribbean (an increase of 7.6%), North Africa (up 4.5%) and Turkey (up 12.2%).
There were some people who felt we should be practicing the 'Peace on Earth' sentiment (at least until after New Year's day) and others who felt it was unfair to make the soldiers work over the
statutory holidays (do they get paid double time?).
* Get out of the need to pay Employment Standards Act Benefits for vacations and
statutory holidays; and
ATHERE is no express right for workers to take time off to attend a religious festival if it is not covered by
statutory holidays. However, employers run the risk of being seen as discriminating if they refuse employees to take leave for such purposes.
The country's 14
statutory holidays cost the economy $600 million each, according to business leaders.