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On May 7, 2018, the Ontario
government announced that it is reinstating the former public holiday pay
calculation beginning on July 1, 2018. While the new pay calculation will still
apply to the upcoming May 21 statutory public holiday, the old calculation will
again be in effect for the July 1, 2018, statutory holiday.
I received numerous
inquiries following my blog
post on the new calculation for public holiday pay effective January 1, 2018,
expressing concerns of the unfairness of the new calculation. I encouraged many
of you to let the Ministry of Labour and your local member of parliament know
of your concerns. It is encouraging to know that your concerns were heard,
considered, and affected change.
Here is a comparison
of the calculations:
|
Previous
Calculation
reinstated on July 1, 2018
|
New Calculation
CANCELLED
|
|
Total amount of
regular wages earned and vacation pay payable to the employee in the 4 weeks
before the work week in which the public holiday occurred ÷ 20.
|
Total amount of
regular wages earned in the pay period immediately before Jan. 1, 2018
÷ number of days employee worked in that period. |
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Christina
J. Wallis is a Partner lawyer practising civil litigation with
a focus in Employment Law at Dale & Lessmann LLP Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
a full service business law firm. To speak to Christina please call 416-369-7832
or send an email message to her at cwallis@dalelessmann.com.
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