People in Ontario - Do you have Family Day off?

[HAMILROCK]

Just wondering if it's a statutory holiday...not one person in upper managent in my office has said a word to us...so i'm just not showing up that day...

[Lukester]

Are u serious? Family Day off? Never heard of it! Definitely not a Statutory Holiday.

[HAMILROCK]

Originally Posted by Lukester

Are u serious? Family Day off? Never heard of it! Definitely not a Statutory Holiday.

Feb. 18th is Family Day...I'm positive it's Statutory Holiday...it came into effect in November 2007

[Lukester]

Stat Holiday means u get paid for not working your shift. I've just searched it in Yahoo, and Family Day is not a Statutory Holiday--it must be OBSERVED to qualify.

[skippy]

Originally Posted by HAMILROCK

Just wondering if it's a statutory holiday...not one person in upper managent in my office has said a word to us...so i'm just not showing up that day...

.....and you probably won't be paid unless you call in sick.

Family Day is a statutory holiday (elsewhere)......but it may not be in Ontario.

[HAMILROCK]

For Immediate Release
October 11, 2007

MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT BACK TO WORK WITH A HOLIDAY FOR HARD-WORKING FAMILIES
Family Day To Be Celebrated Every Third Monday Of February
QUEEN'S PARK — Premier Dalton McGuinty got back to work today on behalf of hard-working Ontario families by confirming that he would create a new statutory holiday this February called Family Day.

"There is nothing more valuable to families than time together. And yet it seems tougher than ever to find, with so many of us living such busy lives," McGuinty said.

"That's why, on the third Monday of this coming February — and every February from now on — Ontarians deserve a new statutory holiday — Family Day."

Adding Family Day to the calendar would give Ontario workers and families a total of nine statutory holidays per year, putting the province on par with Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

In addition, although not recognized as a statutory holiday under the Employment Standards Act, the first Monday in August is observed as a civic holiday in many Ontario municipalities.

"I can think of no better way for our government to get to work than by rewarding Ontarians for all their hard work, and for their belief that when we work together, build together and dream together, there is nothing we cannot accomplish."

Premier McGuinty also pledged to continue working hard on behalf of the people of Ontario as his government begins its second mandate.

"We will continue to move forward, together. And moving forward, for our government, means that we must work as hard, care as deeply and dream as vividly as the people we are privileged to represent," he said.

"We live in the greatest province in the most blessed country in the world," said McGuinty. "We have made great progress, together, in the past four years — and we know we have more to do in the next four years."

[skippy]

You don't have to convince me.

You have to convince your employer.....LOL

[Lukester]

WoW!

But it's not official yet..."deserve" doesn't quite cut the cake.

Keep in touch with the latest!

[captaincapper]

Originally Posted by Lukester

Are u serious? Family Day off? Never heard of it! Definitely not a Statutory Holiday.

I've heard of Ferris Bueller's day off, but never family day off. And they should definitely make the former a statutory holiday IMO.

[HAMILROCK]

I'm not going in that day! I'm on salary, so it's not my lose...

[skippy]

Originally Posted by HAMILROCK

I'm not going in that day! I'm on salary, so it's not my lose...

Just move to British Columbia, Alberta or Saskatchewan.

[Gobbler's Knob]

I get it off, paid. Most companies will honour it and pay.

[Lukester]

Originally Posted by captaincapper

I've heard of Ferris Bueller's day off, but never family day off. And they should definitely make the former a statutory holiday IMO.

I don't know who's behind Minister McGuinty on this...sounds like alot of cultural backing.

I think there's a few other occasions and/or Commemoratives that deserve mention before "Family Day" as a Stat Holiday...and respect to our Heritage on a whole instead of Cross Cultural.

I'm not against the "Family" as a unit...but I'm more for "Individual Growth".

I guess working for myself for the last 17 years I built-up too much emotional security in myself.

[HAMILROCK]

Originally Posted by skippy

Just move to British Columbia, Alberta or Saskatchewan.

It's easier for me not to show up!

[RiskyBu$ine$$]

Don't get too excited...this was a proposed legesla.

Apparently, the corporate world have come down hard on McGuinty and they still HAVE NOT voted in favour of this legeslation. It is delayed. so officially the stat holiday is a NO GO as of yet.