Will you be working on Family Day?

[mazdabetty]

Does anyone else here work full time and NOT get Family Day off?

Just trying to gauge the numbers here because it seems like everyone else, other than people who work in retail of course, have the day off... my work keeps saying it's "Not a Holiday". I say BS. It IS a holiday, there's just a lot of technicalities behind it. Why create holidays in the first place if you're just gonna be forced to work???? :flaming Annoying...

[SilentJay]

Not working, but some of my subordinates will be :P

It's a public holiday, but if you perform a task for an operation that is 24/7 or has already stipulated that you're working through those days (probably with in-lieu day, or 1.5x rate), you're SOL :P

[mazdabetty]

Not working, but some of my subordinates will be :P

It's a public holiday, but if you perform a task for an operation that is 24/7 or has already stipulated that you're working through those days (probably with in-lieu day, or 1.5x rate), you're SOL :P

What do you mean, so technically you should be getting 1.5 pay rate??? Last year we were able to choose between Family day and Remembrance day. Which was fine, now there's no choice. There has to be some sort of compensation, no? :(

[omalak]

I'm off :D yay for working in public service lol

[cwp_sedan]

My company gave it to me last year. We'll have to see about it this year as they still haven't told us. I know people who don't get it off because they get Civic holiday off, which isn't technically a statutory holiday.

[stevenma188]

Well i'm off school, but because it is reading week.

[Mty Mous]

I read the thread's title and voted for YES ... but I only noticed the question for the Poll afterwards ... DOH!!

Yes, we get Family day off, but before this day came about we used to have 2 floating holidays, but now we're down to 1 floating holiday. I'd rather have had 2 floating holiday and take em both when its nice and warm out. Then again, it'll be nice to get a break in the middle of winter, so I'm not gonna complain ... too much. :)
However if the clients I'm supporting didn't have Family Day off, then I'd have to work it and take another day (of my choice) off.

[mazdabetty]

yaaaa I realized that after hahaha sorry... I was so full of rage I didn't even notice :chuckle jk Maybe mods can change the thread title to match the poll question?

See that's what makes no sense to me, none of our clients will be working. Why even bother keeping us there, no one will be productive and everyone is just gonna sneak out early anyway lol

I see no harm in just letting people use holiday as it was meant to be used and rejuvenate themselves for the next work day.

[fini]

Family day was created for people who work in public sector basically since they get every single stat or "special" day off.
They are the only ones that truly benefit from it unless you have an employer that is super nice.

Employers in Ontario are only legally obligated to observe 10 stat holidays per year. How they decide to break it up is dependant on them. So some get family day some don't. but in the end, it's 10 days.

[ElegantGremlin]

I voted yes because of the thread title... I will be getting the day off.

[SonicBoy]

I got one of my floater days taken away and made into Family Day. Some companies are just being A@#$# when it comes to the time off whether or not it is or is not a holiday.

[She_Prime]

Since I'm an RN I have to work every major holiday (if scheduled) - for example I worked Christmas day in 2009. The nice thing about being a nurse though is we accrue stat days after working one (or working past one) major holiday. Pretty much it's a paid day off to take whenever we want to.

I'm using a whole bunch of my stats right now to get vacation time until the 17th.

[mazdabetty]

I voted yes because of the thread title... I will be getting the day off.

ahhahahhaha, sorry guys... Poll Fail....

[ElegantGremlin]

ahhahahhaha, sorry guys... Poll Fail....

You must have been in some rage to mix this up.

[mazdabetty]

You must have been in some rage to mix this up.

I was on fire.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

My company doesn't get it off but I am a contractor and I do.

[cwp_sedan]

Thread name changed since someone was trying to confuse everyone. :)

[ElegantGremlin]

Thread name changed since someone was trying to confuse everyone. :)

Can you change my vote? I said yes, but I won't be working.

[optiklenz13]

No, not working. I'm contemplating on booking Tuesday off as well, so I can get a short week. :) YES!!!

[CoolColombian]

Not working, at my company we used to get Flag day which was the last Friday of February but when Family day came out they changed it to make it fair for everybody to spend the same day off with their family members.

[cwp_sedan]

Can you change my vote? I said yes, but I won't be working.

Done.

[poke65]

I am working it but I don't mind as I get double time and a half :)

[STeeLy]

N/A since I go to school and have no job ATM

[stevenma188]

I guess technically I should be N/A. I do work part time, and booked the entire reading week off, so I won't be working Family day.

[Tokic_o]

HELL YEAH !! can't wait !!

[towelsnap]

double time and a half? why not :)

[KenYork]

I will be working as I am federally regulated, provincial holidays mean nothing to me.

[Slade]

Nope, day off here, any to boot I booked the 18th/19th off so its a really short week :) I will be working on playing XBox though :)

[DualSoul]

Won't be working. Hurray long weekend + 1 lieu day!

[alhope34]

Day off for my company. Don't know about the rest of the construction site, but I also got it as a paid day off last year at the labour company I was working for, and they hate giving anything extra to anybody lol.

[DumpInfo]

Won't be working but will be Friday which kinda sucks...but oh well :)

[jonjon72]

Have Monday off and even took this coming Friday as a vacation day to make it an extra long weekend! woo hoo

[Ex-Rolla]

i normally get 2 lieu days (usually more when i work on my days off), so i need to use one of them for Family Day. Unfortunately i have no choice in the matter... I would rather work to be honest.

[bahnbrenner]

Yup, I'll be reporting to work on Monday, as per usual (federally regulated).

[silvermist99]

its not a federal holiday so my 34000+ employee Canadian company will not be honoring it because most of Canada will still be working according to HR. I'll be working at straight time/regular pay

[SL3VIN]

i usually work sundays but if there is a holiday on the monday then we usually get sunday off and we have to work monday... w/ the same pay :(

[Tokic_o]

I will be working as I am federally regulated, provincial holidays mean nothing to me.

I think I've seen you driving around near city hall when I went to lunch a few times.

[bubba1983]

im also federally regulated...so no dice here...who cares...we went all this time without a holiday in feb....so its nothing to loose sleep over....for those who complain you don't get it off...stop bein so damn lazy...what about the rest of your life when you never had it, haha

[marvin24k]

I have monday off, and took friday off aswell :)
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I am always on call though. :(

[Gizzmo_jr]

federal controlled holidays, but I might just take the day off anyways hahaha

[btown-mazda]

I got it off, looking forward to a nice long weekend

[ShortBus]

i get it off but i wouldn't mind working for double time.

[redsnoopy04]

I am self employed so will be taking it off..Now I do the admin stuff for this company and the employees will get it off and with pay..

[mazdabetty]

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh working today is SO LAME!!!!!!!!! It was hard driving by the canal this morning and seeing all the HAPPY FAMILIES, spending FAMILY DAY together, skating by happily on the ice :flaming:flaming:flaming

Seems like the majority of people here won't be working today... Hope you guys are enjoying your day offf!!! hahahah... big smile! I'm breezy...

[GSXi]

CanadaPost is required to work today... saw my mail man. What's up with that?

I work in private sector, got the day off.


I'm off :D yay for working in public service lol

[alhope34]

It's only an Ontario holiday so any job with a federal regulation will not have it off. Canada Post is one of these.

[ShortBus]

It's only an Ontario holiday so any job with a federal regulation will not have it off. Canada Post is one of these.

family day is a holiday for ontario, alberta and saskatchewan.

[KenYork]

I think I've seen you driving around near city hall when I went to lunch a few times.

I work downtown, but don't drive my car near city hall. Last time driving downtown was last thursday university/dundas area.

[bahnbrenner]

I worked today... federally-regulated. On the one hand, I had a fantastic commute today... on the other hand, there was some event for children in the complex where my office is located (my office is in the international centre in mississauga)... so when I bailed for coffee after lunch, I came back and my spot was taken by some hooligan in a silver cavalier. Oh well.. can't win 'em all.

[GHANNAH86]

Today was a great day to work. Awesome commute. 5 dollar parking where it is normalyl 20 dollar parking. Barely anyone at the office so I can get sorta caught up on my paper work :)