Question about working Canada Day.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

My employer has informed me that I will have Thursday July 1st off and I will have to work Friday the 2nd, then I get Sat/Sun off as usual.

Is this normal? I was under the impression that some businesses take the Friday off to ensure a long weekend. I'm not upset or anything, I'm just not very familiar with labour laws.

Thanks.

By the way, I'm new to this forum and this is my first thread. However I've lurked for almost a year now.

[mykalberta]

That is normal. I get thursday off but have to work Friday. I dont know of any company who would give you friday off for free. It might look that way at some places but most people are using vacation time to take friday off

EDIT I am full time salaried if that makes a difference, I assume it doesnt.

[Sliver]

It's normal.

At my business we are closing Thursday and Friday, but the staff is taking Friday as an unpaid day off.

[ah123]

This is pretty normal, some companies have "assigned days off" that they schedule around long weekends in the summer (like where I work, except I am on call, since some of the groups I support are working)...it all depends on the company

[kermitology]

Your name is silly to me.

The others have answered your question.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Sliver

It's normal.

At my business we are closing Thursday and Friday, but the staff is taking Friday as an unpaid day off.

I was kind of hoping for something like this. I don't mind working Friday but a 4 day weekend would be sweet.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Your name is silly to me.

The others have answered your question.

(I hope that worked I haven't posted a pic before)

[4X4]

Niles!

[LChoy]

Working for government, we get all the good holidays off but even we have work on July 2nd. However, that Friday happens to be my Friday off so I get the 4 day weekend anyways

[csnarpy]

ya my company is working the Friday but my wife's company voted on it and they are going to work the Thursday and take Friday off - i think i would have preferred this....

[speede5]

The best you could hope for is that they have you work the Thurs and give you the Friday in lieu. most business' won't bother, as not much gets done when the rest of the country is partying. We are doing something similar, we have to work the Sunday prior and we are having a 4 day weekend. I hate when stats fall mid week!

[malcolmk14]

We get the Thursday off, but I'm taking the Friday and Monday as vacation days.

[alltherage]

We are working Thurs and taking off Fri in leu.

[fredr123]

Assuming you are in Alberta, here is a link to more information about Alberta's Employment Standards with respect to general holidays: http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/1472.html

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Thank you for the replies.

The reason I'm a little bit put off is because most of my office is working Canada Day and then taking Friday off. There are only like 6 people in my office and as far as I know I was the only one not given the option of working Thurs instead of Friday. Also, I'm a little bit unhappy because I know they'll all work for about 3 hours on Thursday and then go home, while I'll have to put in a full 8 hours on Friday.

If you're going to ask why I can't go home early on Friday it is because they are salaried and I'm hourly so they'll know if I leave early.

[Buff]

I work for a non-profit, who provides services to other non-profit organizations. The CEO tries to get the personnel committee to have an extra day off whenever holidays like Canada Land on a Tuesday or Thursday, so we can have the extra long weekend. Doesn't always happen, but usually does. This year I get a 4-day weekend. However, I'm the IT guy, and I'm on-call that weekend. I don't have to be on-call for Canada Day, but I do have to be available on that Friday.

Aside from non-profit, I've never worked for a place that would do the same. There are places out there who may do so, but its not common to give the extra day off.

[GreenLantern]

Days like that Friday are what EDO's are for!

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Buff

I work for a non-profit, who provides services to other non-profit organizations. The CEO tries to get the personnel committee to have an extra day off whenever holidays like Canada Land on a Tuesday or Thursday, so we can have the extra long weekend. Doesn't always happen, but usually does. This year I get a 4-day weekend. However, I'm the IT guy, and I'm on-call that weekend. I don't have to be on-call for Canada Day, but I do have to be available on that Friday.

Aside from non-profit, I've never worked for a place that would do the same. There are places out there who may do so, but its not common to give the extra day off.

Funny enough I also work for a non-profit.

[amorak]

Our CEO gave us the Friday off paid

[Boblobla]

Friday falls on my Friday off so I am going drinking in Panorama