*Eligible Employees 

• An employee is entitled to general holiday pay if they have worked for the same employer for at least 30 workdays in the 12 months prior to the holiday.

• Most employees are entitled to general holidays and receive general holiday pay if one of the following applies to them: 
  • a general holiday is a regular day of work, or
  • they have worked on a general holiday that is not a regular day of work

• An employee is not entitled to general holiday pay when they:
  • don’t work on a general holiday but are required or scheduled to do so
  • are absent from employment without consent of the employer on the employee’s last regular working day preceding, or first regular working day following, the general holiday