Common use of Working on Public Holidays Clause in Contracts

Working on Public Holidays. The Employee agrees to work on any public holiday that would otherwise be a working day for them, if required. The Employee also agrees not to work on any public holiday unless asked to do so. If the Employee works on a public holiday, they will be paid their relevant pay for the time actually worked at the rate of time-and-a-half. They will also be entitled to time off in lieu equivalent to the hours worked. If the Employee does not work on a public holiday, they will receive a paid day off if a public holiday falls on a day that would otherwise be a working day for them. If the Employee is on sick leave or bereavement leave on a public holiday on which the Employee was scheduled to work, then the day will be treated as an unworked public holiday. The Employee will receive a paid day off but will not be entitled to time and a half or an alternative holiday.