Under the Last and First Rule, the employee is entitled to public holiday pay if they work all of their last regularly scheduled day before the public holiday or all of their first regularly scheduled day after the public holiday.

Under the Last and First Rule, the employee is entitled to public holiday pay if they work all of their last regularly scheduled day before the public holiday or all of their first regularly scheduled day after the public holiday.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. The rule requires working both the last and first day
• D. The rule requires working the day immediately before the holiday

Answer: (A)

The Last and First Rule ties public holiday pay to the days immediately surrounding the holiday. You’re entitled if you work all of your last regularly scheduled day before the holiday or all of your first regularly scheduled day after the holiday, because those are the workdays closest to the holiday and show you would have normally earned pay around that break. This means either one of those days suffices for eligibility. It doesn’t require working both days, and it isn’t limited only to the day immediately before.

The Last and First Rule ties public holiday pay to the days immediately surrounding the holiday. You’re entitled if you work all of your last regularly scheduled day before the holiday or all of your first regularly scheduled day after the holiday, because those are the workdays closest to the holiday and show you would have normally earned pay around that break. This means either one of those days suffices for eligibility. It doesn’t require working both days, and it isn’t limited only to the day immediately before.