The following days shall be considered statutory holidays:
New Year’s Day  Labour Day
Family Day    Thanksgiving Day
Good Friday   Remembrance Day
Victoria Day   Christmas Day
Canada Day   Boxing Dayand all other public holidays proclaimed by the Federal, Provincial or Municipal Governments, provided that all other major retail grocery stores close on any such holiday proclaimed and, further, that in the case of a statutory holiday proclaimed by a Municipality, only those stores of the Employer in that Municipality shall be affected by the requirements of this Section.

Commencing with their fifth (5th) week of employment, Grid A full time employees shall receive forty (40) hours pay at straight time rates and shall work four (4) days, thirty two (32) hours, including work on the statutory holiday, in a week in which one (1) statutory holiday occurs; three (3) days, twenty four (24) hours, including work on the statutory holiday, in a week in which two (2) statutory holidays occur.  Time worked in excess of forty (40) hours of actual work by part time employees during a week in which a statutory holiday or statutory holidays occur shall be paid at the rate of time and one half (1 1/2).

 1. The hours in excess of thirty two (32) hours of work shall be offered by seniority and shall be voluntary.

 2. If sufficient employees are not available, hours of work to the above maximum may be assigned by reverse seniority.

 3. Work on the statutory holiday shall be paid at the appropriate statutory holiday rates.

Commencing with their fifth (5th) week of employment, employees shall receive the following statutory holiday pay:

Average hours worked in four (4) weeks preceding week in which holiday occurs:

For employees hired AFTER ratification of the 1989 Collective Agreement, average hours worked in four (4) weeks preceding the week in which the holiday occurs:

Twenty (20) but less than twenty four (24)
Four (4) hours pay for each holiday

Twenty four (24) but less than thirty two (32)
Six (6) hours pay for each holiday

Thirty two (32) hours or more
Eight (8) hours pay for each holiday.

For employees hired PRIOR to ratification of the 1989 Collective Agreement, average hours worked in four (4) weeks preceding the week in which the holiday occurs:

Sixteen (16) but less than twenty (20)
Four (4) hours pay for each holiday

Twenty (20) but less than thirty two (32)
Six (6) hours pay for each holiday

Thirty two (32) hours or more
Eight (8) hours pay for each holiday

For purposes of determining statutory holiday pay entitlement for Grid A full time employees, all paid time off and hours absent due to sickness or accident, not exceeding thirty nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, shall be counted as hours worked if the full time employee would have been scheduled to work such hours they were absent.

For purposes of determining statutory holiday pay entitlement for part time employees, hours spent on paid vacation and hours paid for statutory holidays shall count as time worked.  Should the “four (4) weeks preceding the week in which a holiday occurs” include time off without pay which is connected with vacation pay received at some other time of the year, then the “four (4) week test” shall not include such absence.  In this case, the “four (4) weeks” shall be the last four (4) weeks excluding such absences.

All work performed on a statutory holiday shall be paid for at the rate of time and one half (1 1/2) the employee’s rate of pay and, where so entitled, the employee shall also receive pay for the statutory holiday.

If an employee is eligible for statutory holiday pay while on Weekly Income benefits, Workers’ Compensation or Sick Leave, it is understood and agreed that the maximum amount of pay that he or she will receive from such sources for any particular day shall not be more than one hundred percent (100%) of his or her normal daily pay.

By the employee’s choice and mutual agreement of the Employer, Statutory Holidays may be scheduled in the week prior or the week following the week in which the Statutory Holiday occurs.  Further, it is agreed re-scheduled Statutory Holidays will be scheduled with a day off or for full time Grid A employees, with A.T.O.