Canadian Payroll Services

Stat Holidays - Worked:

Employees earn public holiday pay equal to 5% of their wages earned in the four weeks (28 days) before the public holiday. Employees earn this pay whether or not they work on the public (statutory holiday). Public holiday pay is to be paid out in the pay period the holiday occurs in.

When calculating the public holiday pay, overtime, bonuses and gratuities are not included in the calculation. Commission and any vacation pay are included in the calculation.

Stat Holidays - Not Worked:

Employees earn public holiday pay equal to 5% of their wages earned in the four weeks (28 days) before the public holiday. Employees earn this pay whether or not they work on the public (statutory holiday). Public holiday pay is to be paid out in the pay period the holiday occurs in.

When calculating the public holiday pay, overtime, bonuses and gratuities are not included in the calculation. Commission and any vacation pay are included in the calculation.