Thanksgiving Day in Newfoundland & Labrador: not a paid stat under Labour Standards Act
Newfoundland & Labrador does not recognize Thanksgiving Day as a paid statutory holiday. Not a paid stat in the Atlantic provinces (NB, NS, PE, NL), where it is a common paid day off by employer policy rather than statute.
What the employer is required to do
Newfoundland & Labrador does not include Thanksgiving Day in its list of paid statutory holidays under Labour Standards Act. There is no statutory obligation to pay employees for the day if it is not worked, nor to grant it as time off. Not a paid stat in the Atlantic provinces (NB, NS, PE, NL), where it is a common paid day off by employer policy rather than statute.
Statute reference: Labour Standards Act, s. 14.
Other paid stats in Newfoundland & Labrador
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