Are all employees entitled to statutory holidays? Are employers required to have employees take leave on the day of statutory holiday?

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Are all employees entitled to statutory holidays? Are employers required to have employees take leave on the day of statutory holiday?

Arrangement of Alternative Holiday and Substituted Holiday

If the employer requires the employee to work on a statutory holiday, the employer should make the following arrangement:

Alternative Holiday Arrangement	Prior Notice to Employee on the Date of Alternative Holiday
An alternative holiday should be arranged within 60 days before the statutory holiday; or	To be given not less than 48 hours' prior notice before the alternative holiday
An alternative holiday should be arranged within 60 days after the statutory holiday; or	To be given not less than 48 hours' prior notice before the statutory holiday

If the employer and employee agree, any day within 30 days before or after the statutory or alternative holiday may be taken by the employee as a substituted holiday.

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