Holidays in Yukon
Yukon has 11 general holidays. If you qualify, you get holiday pay. Working on the holiday pays 1.5×.
The holidays
New Year's Day: January 1
Good Friday
Victoria Day: the Monday before May 25
National Indigenous Peoples Day: June 21
Canada Day: July 1, or July 2 when July 1 is a Sunday
Discovery Day: third Monday in August
Labour Day: first Monday in September
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: September 30
Thanksgiving Day: second Monday in October
Remembrance Day: November 11
Christmas Day: December 25
Who qualifies
You must have been employed for 30 days. Paycheq checks that from your start date. The day card in Week asks: did you work your last scheduled shift before the holiday and your first scheduled shift after it, or have a reasonable cause or your employer's OK to miss one?
How much
10% of your wages, including overtime and not counting vacation pay, in the 2 weeks before the week of the holiday. With regular hours, it's your regular pay for a normal day.
If you work on the holiday
You're paid 1.5× for the hours you work, plus your holiday pay. This applies even if you've worked there less than 30 days. Or your employer may pay your regular rate and give you another day off with pay. On the day screen, choose Premium pay or Day off later.
If it's your day off
Your employer gives you another day off with pay. Paycheq counts the holiday pay on the holiday itself.
Good to know
In a week with a holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours.
Official source: Yukon's statutory holiday pages, https://yukon.ca/en/employment/employment-standards/find-employee-information-statutory-holidays
Estimates only. Not legal advice. Yukon Employment Standards has the official rules.
Yukon has 11 general holidays. If you qualify, you get holiday pay. Working on the holiday pays 1.5×.
The holidays
New Year's Day: January 1
Good Friday
Victoria Day: the Monday before May 25
National Indigenous Peoples Day: June 21
Canada Day: July 1, or July 2 when July 1 is a Sunday
Discovery Day: third Monday in August
Labour Day: first Monday in September
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: September 30
Thanksgiving Day: second Monday in October
Remembrance Day: November 11
Christmas Day: December 25
Who qualifies
You must have been employed for 30 days. Paycheq checks that from your start date. The day card in Week asks: did you work your last scheduled shift before the holiday and your first scheduled shift after it, or have a reasonable cause or your employer's OK to miss one?
How much
10% of your wages, including overtime and not counting vacation pay, in the 2 weeks before the week of the holiday. With regular hours, it's your regular pay for a normal day.
If you work on the holiday
You're paid 1.5× for the hours you work, plus your holiday pay. This applies even if you've worked there less than 30 days. Or your employer may pay your regular rate and give you another day off with pay. On the day screen, choose Premium pay or Day off later.
If it's your day off
Your employer gives you another day off with pay. Paycheq counts the holiday pay on the holiday itself.
Good to know
In a week with a holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours.
Official source: Yukon's statutory holiday pages, https://yukon.ca/en/employment/employment-standards/find-employee-information-statutory-holidays
Estimates only. Not legal advice. Yukon Employment Standards has the official rules.