7.1. Paid Holidays for Non-Faculty and Faculty

The following days shall be recognized as ‘paid’ Holidays for non-faculty employees: o New Year’s Day o Family Day o Good Friday o Easter Monday o Victoria Day o Canada Day o Civic Holiday o Labour Day o Thanksgiving Day o Christmas Day o Boxing Day

If any of the paid holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday, the day of observance shall be determined by the Head of School. In order to qualify for payment on the above holidays, regular full-time, regular part-time, temporary full-time, and temporary part-time employees must work the full scheduled work day immediately preceding and the full scheduled work day immediately following the holiday, except where the absence on either or both of the scheduled work days is due to verified personal illness or approved leave of absence with pay (i.e. vacation, approved sick leave, etc.) A verified personal illness is one for which a medical doctor’s certificate is required. For full time employees, pay for the holiday shall be equal to the employee's regular daily earnings. For part-time employees, pay for such holidays shall be based on the employee's regular earnings per day, e.g. ● If an employee regularly works 3.5 hours each day, Monday to Friday, holiday pay shall be based on 3.5 hours regular earnings ● If an employee regularly works seven hours a day, three (3) times each week, holiday pay shall be based on the average daily working hours for the four (4) weeks preceding the public holiday Notwithstanding the above, non-managerial staff scheduled to work on a designated paid holiday shall be paid their regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked and will receive a regular work day off, with pay, mutually agreed to between the employee and the School as if that day were a designated paid holiday. If, at the time of the holiday, an employee has been absent due to a verified illness or approved leave of absence with pay, payment for the holiday shall be the benefit sum received from the income protection plan in effect e.g. Short Term Disability or Long Term Disability benefits. Pay for such holidays shall be in accordance with the relevant legislation stipulated by the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the hours that the employee would normally work.