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MEMBERS IN THE METAL INDUSTRIES ONLY (MEIBC):
PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
In accordance with Clause 11 of the consolidated main agreement, the following provisions for payment to employees for public holidays apply:
- If an employee DOES NOT work on a public holiday, which is otherwise an ordinary working day (including periods of short time and lay offs), he/she shall be paid at his/her ordinary rate for the ordinary hours of that day of the week.
- If an employee WORKS on a public holiday, which is otherwise an ordinary working day, he/she shall be paid at his/her ordinary rate for the ordinary hours of that day of the week plus 1.33 times the hourly rate. Hours worked beyond the ordinary hours shall be paid an additional 2.5 times the ordinary hourly rate.
Where an employee is involved in shift work, of which part of the shift hours is worked on a public holiday, that employee must be granted leave on the shift prior to or subsequent to the public holiday. In such cases, the employee is paid according to the provisions outlined in item 1 above.
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