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Statutory holidays (often called “stat holidays”, “bank holidays”, or “public holidays”) are holidays officially recognized by law that employees are typically entitled to take off from work and receive pay. They’re “statutory” because they’re established by statute (law) rather than by an employer’s internal policy. When a Holiday Schedule is created in Ruddr, any holiday can be set as statutory. Below is an example of a Canadian holiday schedule that includes both statutory and standard company holidays. Figure 1 - Sample Canadian Holiday Schedule Showing Statutory Holidays Ruddr handles statutory holidays differently than non-statutory holidays, as described below:
  • Statutory holiday time off entries are always created automatically by Ruddr. Every weekend, Ruddr will create statutory holiday time off entries for the forward week.
  • Statutory holiday time off entries are automatically approved by Ruddr upon creation. These time off entries do not have to be manually approved.
  • Statutory holiday time off entries will be locked for all workspace members, other than Workspace Admins.
  • Statutory holiday time off entries are created even if the member does not have permission to create time off entries or does not have permission to create holiday type time off entries.