Working on a public holiday

Working on a public holiday

If any employees work on a public holiday they are entitled to be paid at time and a half, plus get an alternative holiday (day in lieu).

Employees who do not work on a public holiday get paid at their relevant daily rate for the day off.

Example

The following pay codes are used for this example of a 37.5 hour week.

Important:   If an employee only worked 1 hour on the public holiday, they still get a whole day in LIEU. They can then go and take this day and get paid for 8 hours, or whatever they normally earn on that day off.

If employers want to avoid this sort of a situation, they have to mutually agree with the employee to only take the LIEU day off on a day they work similar hours to the one it was taken on.

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