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on: February 20, 2017, 07:59:19 PM
Today is President's Day. It is another holiday here in the United States where half the people are given the day off and the other half still have to work. Should holidays be where the majority of workers are given the day off and schools are closed?  To me, that is what I consider a holiday.  Just curious as to what others think.

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Reply #1 on: February 20, 2017, 08:12:33 PM
Quote from: watcher1 on February 20, 2017, 07:59:19 PM

Today is President's Day. It is another holiday here in the United States where half the people are given the day off and the other half still have to work. Should holidays be where the majority of workers are given the day off and schools are closed?  To me, that is what I consider a holiday.  Just curious as to what others think.


I agree with you.

But keep in mind that in the U.S. we don't have National Holidays. There's a defined list of Federal Holidays -- days on which federal workers are given the day off -- but otherwise their observation is determined on the state and local level.

Individual states may determine which Federal Holidays will be observed, or which other holidays will be observed in a given state or locality by state and local workers (e.g. Patriots Day in MA). And some Federal Holidays are not observed in all states. Add to that, individual private businesses may determine which holidays their workers are given off, regardless of their status as Federal Holidays or locally observed holidays.

(Joan's going to have a field day with this post, since I just supported the rights of states vis a vis the federal government, and I supported the rights of corporations to determine their own courses free from the intervention of the government.)  ;)





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Reply #2 on: February 20, 2017, 08:17:07 PM
I'm all for Holidays that don't close schools on Mondays.  :D

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Reply #3 on: February 20, 2017, 09:30:51 PM
Let's ask Grumpy Cat...



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Reply #4 on: February 22, 2017, 05:04:49 PM
In Canada, we call them Statutory Holidays. These can be federal or provincial. This past Monday was Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and a few other provinces. In BC, it was BC Day. For me, it was double time and a half day. In Alberta, working a stat holiday requires the employer to pay an hourly worker 2 1/2 times their regular rate of pay.

Give them 12 hours of my time and get paid the equivalent of 30. To do nothing. Yay, me.

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Reply #5 on: February 22, 2017, 05:21:23 PM
Quote from: JBRG on February 22, 2017, 05:04:49 PM
In Canada, we call them Statutory Holidays. These can be federal or provincial. This past Monday was Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and a few other provinces. In BC, it was BC Day. For me, it was double time and a half day. In Alberta, working a stat holiday requires the employer to pay an hourly worker 2 1/2 times their regular rate of pay.

Give them 12 hours of my time and get paid the equivalent of 30. To do nothing. Yay, me.

Cha-ching that a holiday that's actually worth something.


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Reply #6 on: February 22, 2017, 05:23:54 PM
Quote from: KitKat on February 22, 2017, 05:21:23 PM
Quote from: JBRG on February 22, 2017, 05:04:49 PM
In Canada, we call them Statutory Holidays. These can be federal or provincial. This past Monday was Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and a few other provinces. In BC, it was BC Day. For me, it was double time and a half day. In Alberta, working a stat holiday requires the employer to pay an hourly worker 2 1/2 times their regular rate of pay.

Give them 12 hours of my time and get paid the equivalent of 30. To do nothing. Yay, me.

Cha-ching that a holiday that's actually worth something.

Only if I have to work (like I have the past 5 stats). The rest of the year, I'm off on the stats so no extra pay  :(

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