holiday pay

Time-off compensation

Holiday pay is wages paid for time off during official holidays, or premium pay for working on those days.

Some workers receive their regular salary even when the workplace closes; others get extra compensation—often time-and-a-half or double time—for holiday shifts: The job offers holiday pay for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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holiday payunpaid leave

Authorized absence, no salary

wage deduction · base pay · pay cut · salary reduction · furlough

work status during pay period

holiday payactive duty pay

Military salary while serving

billable hours · furlough · layoff

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