Boxing day.

[Dawn2Dusk]

So in my contract it states I have christmas break off paid. Which I consider christmas eve, Christmas day and Boxing Day. Since boxing day is on a Saturday can I absorb that day on the Monday? (28th).

What are all you ladies doing? I'm in Alberta if that matters.

I don't get paid vacation only stats so the more paid stats I can get the better.

[babydom]

Yes. Whenever a stat lands on a wkend day the Monday is off

[5 Little Monkeys]

I close early on Xmas Eve (sometimes) paid, Xmas and Boxing Day. I thought it was thurs/fri this year...oops! I will be off on Monday for Boxing Day though :)

[Busy ECE mommy]

I take a paid replacement day when a stat falls on a weekend. I'm doing Monday as Boxing day.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I fell this mistake when I first opened. I now have in my contract that if a stat or public holiday listed as a closed day is on weekend, I will be closing next business day too.

[mickyc]

I am taking Christmas Eve as the alternative to the stat. My contract states if it falls on a weekend I will take an additional day that I choose

[Suzie_Homemaker]

Be careful. The allowing of different day when stat on weekend is part of Labour Standard which is Employment Law. But we self-employed and it not apply to us. If your contact not state that you close on different day when this happening, then it not something entitled to. Some client will be good about it if you made error, and some, not so good. If you have a tricky client, be ready for some objecting.

[daycaremom9]

I have it in my contract that I specifically close for Boxing Day and that if it or any stat lands on the weekend I take the next weekday off. Also Boxing Day isn't a stat so I would make it clear that I take I take it off.

[mickyc]

Yes Boxing Day is not an actual stat. My contract states it is a paid day off and that if it falls on a weekend I will take the following Monday or previous Friday off. With Friday also being a stat I am taking the Thursday (Christmas Eve).

I did have one dad go on and on once about how it is not a real stat blah blah blah! That's when I changed my contract to read paid day instead of stat

[Busy ECE mommy]

Yes, I changed my contract to read "paid days observed by XXXX childcare" I also included Easter Monday.

[babydom]

While it is not a stat day it is a gov day off. So my contact reads I have all stat and gov days off paid. That way covers them all.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

While it is not a stat day it is a gov day off. So my contact reads I have all stat and gov days off paid. That way covers them all.

That what mine say and always say but last time Christmas was weekend, I got stuck with have day in lieu. I think that what person saying - she has stat and gov day covered but not add extra day when it on weekend and without that being specifically stated, it not entitlement of self-employed and it mean amendment to agreement with parent.

[babydom]

I never came to this problem. It goes unsaid around here that if a stat or gov day is on a wkend the Monday is off for ppl so I am closed too. No one has ever questioned me about it.

[5 Little Monkeys]

My contract states that if the holiday falls on weekend, the following Monday will be taken off. I may have said I could pick the Friday before too but can't remember if I added that...

In mb, Boxing Day is classified as an optional stat, meaning it's up to the employer to decide how to handle it....as far as I know anyways the last time I looked into it!