{"id":9513,"date":"2021-09-02T06:52:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T11:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=9513"},"modified":"2021-09-02T06:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T11:52:53","slug":"national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-eligibility-for-the-new-statutory-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=9513","title":{"rendered":"National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Eligibility for the new statutory holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/indigenousday-webbanner_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/indigenousday-webbanner_1.png 960w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/indigenousday-webbanner_1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/indigenousday-webbanner_1-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>August 31, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, the federal government&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/treasury-board-secretariat\/services\/information-notice\/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed new legislation<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;making September 30 a national statutory holiday commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The designation of this day is in response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">94 Calls to Action<\/a>&nbsp;and is meant to honour survivors, their families, and communities. It also ensures the ongoing commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools will remain a vital part of the reconciliation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new designated paid holiday applies to federally regulated public and private sectors \u2014 specifically, the federal public service and employers subject to the Canada Labour Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSAC\u2019s collective agreements negotiated with the federal government include provisions for an additional designated holiday if one is proclaimed by an act of Parliament. As a result, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will become a designated paid holiday and will allow employees in the federal public service and federally regulated workplaces to observe and participate in this important day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees eligible for this new statutory holiday do not need to request leave. It will be treated like any other statutory holiday. If September 30 is a non-working Saturday or Sunday, employees will be given the day immediately preceding or following the holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the new holiday does not apply to provincially regulated employers unless a provincial legislature makes similar amendments to provincial employment standards legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: http:\/\/psacunion.ca\/national-day-truth-and-reconciliation-eligibility?fbclid=IwAR0-M-OEz9SLCmdo1DgcPUbusbZE3nUtH8BLwFnRL7fSYa5pYrC0stfdPXE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 31, 2021 In June, the federal government&nbsp;passed new legislation&nbsp;&nbsp;making September 30 a national statutory holiday commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The designation of this day is in response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s&nbsp;94 Calls to Action&nbsp;and is meant to honour survivors, their families, and communities. It also ensures the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=9513\" class=\"more-link\">>><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Eligibility for the new statutory holiday&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9513"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9521,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9513\/revisions\/9521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}