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Originally Posted by SinceDay1
Remembrance Day is a federal statutory holiday. All federal public servants receive Nov 11 as a stat. Not all provinces, specifically Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland, recognize Remembrance Day as a stat though. Many employers in Alberta award the November 11th holiday at a different time, usually over the Christmas break. That, in itself, is disrespectful but the wheels of commerce must grind on I guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day |
At my company we work on Remembrance Day and give a day off between Chrismas and New Year's so people can spend a longer amount of uninterrupted time with their families. It certainly isn't meant to be disprespectful and has nothing do to with the wheels of commerce grinding on. The work-a-day world is hard, and it wears people down. I think an extended break is nice at the end of the year - much nicer than a Wednesday off in the middle of a week.