Bonnyville Health Centre Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 23: Named Holidays

1. Any reference to Named Holidays in this Collective Agreement applies to the following days:
   
   New Year's Day
   Alberta Family Day
   Good Friday
   Victoria Day
   Canada Day
   August Civic Holiday
   Labour Day
   Thanksgiving Day
   Remembrance Day
   Christmas Day
   Boxing Day
    

   1. the Municipal Government in which the work site is located;
   2. the Province of Alberta; or
   3. the Government of Canada,

   provided that the August Civic Holiday shall be considered a Named Holiday only if the Municipality declares it to be so.

2. No payment shall be due for the Named Holiday which occurs during:
   1. a layoff; or
   2. all forms of leave during which an Employee is not paid; or
   3. an absence while in receipt of disability insurance or Workers’ Compensation Benefits.
3. “Floater” Holiday
   In addition to the foregoing Named Holidays, Full-time Employees who are in the employ of the Employer on January 1st, shall be granted one (1) additional holiday as a ‘floater’ holiday. The floater holiday will be scheduled by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee.
4. “Lieu” Day
   A Full-Time Employee shall be entitled to a day off with pay on or for a Named Holiday provided the Employee:
   1. works their scheduled shift immediately prior to and immediately following the Holiday except where the Employee is absent due to illness or other reasons acceptable to the Employer;
   2. works on the Named Holiday when scheduled or required to do so.
5. Named Holiday Pay
   1. A Full-Time Employee who works on a Named Holiday shall be paid for all regularly scheduled hours worked on the Named Holiday at one and one-half times (1 1/2X) the Basic Rate of Pay plus:
      1. by mutual agreement, a day added to the Full-Time Employee’s next annual vacation; or
      2. a mutually agreeable day off with pay in conjunction with the Full-Time Employee’s regular days off within thirty (30) days either before or after the Named Holiday; or
      3. one (1) regular day’s pay.
   2. A Full-Time Employee who works on Christmas Day and the August Civic Holiday shall be paid for all regularly scheduled hours worked on the Named Holiday at two times (2X) the Basic Rate of Pay plus:
      1. by mutual agreement, a day added to their next annual vacation: or
      2. a mutually agreeable day off with pay in conjunction with the Employee’s regular days off within thirty (30) days after the named holiday: or
      3. one (1) regular day’s pay.
   3. All accumulated time in lieu of a Named Holiday not taken as of the first (1st) pay period after March 1st shall be paid out prior to March 31st of every year.
   4. Overtime on Named Holiday
      Where a Full-time Employee works overtime on a Named Holiday, Named Holiday pay shall not apply for overtime hours worked.
      1. For all overtime hours worked on a Named Holiday, the Employee shall be paid at two point five times (2.5X) the applicable Basic Rate of Pay.
      2. For all overtime hours worked on Christmas Day and August Civic Holiday the Employee shall be paid at three times (3X) the applicable Basic Rate of Pay.
6. Named Holiday While on Vacation
   Subject to Article 23.04, when a Named Holiday falls during a Full-Time Employee’s annual vacation, the Employee shall receive:
   1. by mutual agreement, a day off with pay added to the Full-Time Employee’s annual vacation; or
   2. a mutually agreeable day off with pay in conjunction with the Full-Time Employee’s regular days off within thirty (30) calendar days of the Full-Time Employee’s return from annual vacation; or
   3. one (1) day’s regular pay in lieu of the Named Holiday.
7. Named Holiday on Day Off
   When a Named Holiday falls on a Full-Time Employee’s regularly scheduled day off, the Full-Time Employee shall receive:
   1. by mutual agreement a day off with pay added to the Full-Time Employee’s next annual vacation; or
   2. a mutually agreeable day off with pay in conjunction with the Full-Time Employee’s regular days off within thirty (30) calendar days, either before or after the Named Holiday; or
   3. one (1) regular day’s pay in lieu of the Named Holiday.
8. Named Holiday on a Saturday or Sunday
   When a Named Holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Employer may designate the Friday prior or the Monday after the Named Holiday as the day off in lieu of the Named Holiday.  If such designated day off is a Full-Time Employee’s regularly scheduled day off, such Employee shall then be entitled to the provisions of Article 23.07.
9. Part-Time Employees
   1. A Part-Time Employee who works on a Named Holiday shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half times (1 1/2X) the Part-Time Employee’s Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked up to seven and three-quarter (7 ¾) hours.
   2. Part-Time Employee who works on Christmas Day and on August Civic Holiday shall be paid the rate of two times (2X) their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked up to seven and three-quarter (7 ¾) hours.
   3. Part-time Employees shall be paid five percent (5%) of their earnings paid at the Basic Rate of Pay and of their vacation pay, in lieu of Named Holiday pay.
   4. Where a Part-time Employee works overtime on a Named Holiday, Named Holiday pay shall not apply for overtime hours worked.
      1. For all overtime hours worked on a Named Holiday the Employee shall be paid at two point five times (2.5X) the applicable Basic Rate of Pay.
      2. For all overtime hours worked on Christmas Day and August Civic Holiday the Employee shall be paid at three times (3X) the applicable Basic Rate of Pay.
10. If a Part-time Employee’s regularly scheduled day of work falls on a Named Holiday, resulting in that Employee having less than their full FTE scheduled for that week, the Employer shall, at the request of the Employee, schedule another day of work at the Basic Rate of Pay to make up for the day of work lost due to the Named Holiday, when the Employer has an available shift.
11.  
    1. An Employee shall be scheduled as to provide them with days off on at least three (3) of the actual Named Holidays.  In addition, they shall be given either Christmas or New Year's Day off unless otherwise requested by the Employee.
    2.  
       1. An Employee granted Christmas Day off in accordance with Article 23.11 shall be scheduled such that they shall have two (2) consecutive days where they will not be obliged to work (i.e., December 24th and 25th or December 25th and 26th); and
       2. An Employee granted New Year's Day off in accordance with Article 23.11 shall be scheduled such that they shall have two (2) consecutive days where they shall not be obliged to work (i.e., December 31st and January 1st or January 1st and 2nd).