25/01/2022
Sofia's who recently got a job with a company in town. As they were having a chat over a cup of tea with the friends, the friends informed her that 26 January 2021 is a public holiday. The day the NRM government captured power. Sofia and friends are now in high gear preparing and organizing to have some time together as they will not be going to work on that day. However, as sofia was preparing to go to bed, she received a phone call from the boss at work informing her of the company's decision to operate on that day, and all worker should report to work, whoever fails to turn up the repercussions will be severe.
Public holiday is governed by the public holidays Act 1964 (herein to be referred to as an Act. The Act makes provisions in the schedule of the various public holidays. However, the president may gazette any day as a public holiday.
The employment Act provides for every employees to have holiday in every public holiday with full pay.
In instance where the employer wish the employee to work on the public holiday, then the employer has to give the employee holiday with full pay in other day.
And where the employee works on the public holiday, the employee is entitled to receive wages double the amount the employee receives in any other normal day.
However, where the employer pays the employee wages double the amount the employer pays on any other normal day, then the employee is not entitle to a holiday full pay on any other day.
Sofia can work on the public holiday if the employer so wish but the employer has an obligation to pay her double the wages the employer pays her in any other day. Or the employer can agree with Sofia can choose between being paid double more than the amount she receives in any other day, or she can accept to be paid the amount she receives on days not public holiday, and then gets holiday in other day with full wages