When You Work on a Holiday Is It Double Time?
Even Though Working Through the Holidays Can Be Demoralizing and Huge a Pain, Your Company Isn't Required to Do Anything Other Than Pay You Your Regular Hourly...
Even though working through the holidays can be demoralizing and huge a pain, your company isn't required to do anything other than pay you your regular hourly rate. Lots of employers do pay time-and- a half or even double time for holiday work, and if yours does, fantastic!
Do you get paid double-time for working on a holiday?
Casuals working on a public holiday are paid at the rate of double-time-and-a-half with a minimum payment for three hours of work.
Is holiday pay double-time or time and a half?
Holiday pay laws should be closely followed by all companies open for business on state or federal holidays. Specifically, federal law does not require employers to pay their employees additional compensation (i.e., time and a half) for working on a holiday.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
