Meanings of statutory holiday in English

Monday marks the second year of Ontario's annual Family Day statutory holiday.

These included double-time pay on Sundays and the ability to decline to work on a statutory holiday.

Affco is threatening to deny statutory holiday money for Easter to any workers who go on fresh strikes as the meatworks dispute gets more bitter.

The dispute is over pay and arrangements for work on statutory holidays.

Labour inspector Kevin Finnigan said an investigation found Mr Mundra also failed to pay minimum wages, statutory holidays and provide annual leave.

More significantly, the company wants the power to require work on statutory holidays if necessary - the union said that must be voluntary.

THE small business lobby group ISME, has attacked proposals for the phased introduction of an extra week's statutory holidays over the next three years.