Q: What happens when a salaried employee (ie on annual salary rather than hourly rate) works more than their standard 8 hour day on a public holiday. Eg works a 10 hour day.
Do they just receive half time again for the full 10 hours or do they receive that plus an additional 2 hours pay at normal rate?
Ie they’ve already been paid 8 hours at T1.0 as part of normal salary
Plus 10 hours at T0.5
Do they also get another two hours at T1.0
A: You pay 1.5 for the 10 hours based on Section 50:
Employer must pay employee at least time and a half for working on public holiday
(1)
If an employee works (in accordance with his or her employment agreement) on any part of a public holiday, the employer must pay the employee the greater of—
(a)
the portion of the employee’s relevant daily pay or average daily pay (less any penal rates) that relates to the time actually worked on the day plus half that amount again; or
(b)
the portion of the employee’s relevant daily pay that relates to the time actually worked on the day.