Stat pay eligibility automation
When a statutory holiday falls within a pay period, Rise automatically determines whether each employee qualifies for stat pay and sets the Statutory Holiday Pay checkbox on the input sheet accordingly.
How it works
Each employee has a Stat pay eligible setting on their profile. If this is turned off, the stat pay checkbox does not appear on the input sheet for that employee.
If it's turned on, the employee gets a checkbox on the input sheet whenever a stat holiday falls in the pay period. For Alberta employees, Rise determines whether the employee actually qualifies and sets the checkbox accordingly. For all other provinces, the checkbox defaults to checked (the previous behaviour).
Provincial eligibility rules
Alberta
Rise checks two rules for each statutory holiday:
The 5-of-9 rule: The employee must have worked at least 5 of the last 9 instances of the weekday the holiday falls on. If a holiday falls on a Monday, Rise checks the previous 9 Mondays.
The 30-day rule: The employee must have worked at least 30 days in the last 12 months before the holiday.
If both rules are met, the checkbox is checked by default. If either is not met, the checkbox is unchecked.
Other provinces
No automated eligibility calculation is applied yet. The checkbox is checked by default for all stat-pay-eligible employees, and you manage eligibility manually. Support for British Columbia and Ontario is planned in the near future.
What the checkbox states mean
- Checked (default): Rise determined the employee is eligible. Stat pay will be included.
- Unchecked (default): Rise determined the employee is not eligible. Stat pay will not be included unless you manually check the box.
- Orange border: The value was changed from its calculated default, either by a payroll user or by an automation.
Common questions
Why is the checkbox unchecked even though the employee is stat pay eligible?
The profile-level setting tells Rise to evaluate the employee. The input sheet checkbox shows the result. If it's unchecked, the employee didn't meet the criteria for that specific holiday. This often happens with newer employees who haven't worked enough days to satisfy the 30-day or 5-of-9 rule.
If the employee should receive stat pay anyway (for example, under a more generous company policy), manually check the box.
Why is the checkbox checked when I expected it to be unchecked?
The employee likely meets the provincial criteria based on their work history in Rise. You can manually uncheck the box if needed.
Will my manual changes be overwritten?
No. If you manually check or uncheck the box on the input sheet, your change is preserved when you refresh the payroll instruction or regenerate the pay run. It's only reset if you remove the payroll instruction and re-add it, or remove the employee from the pay run and re-add them.
What if my organization has a collective agreement or custom stat pay policy?
If your eligibility rules differ from the provincial standard (for example, a union agreement with more generous criteria), you can either override the checkboxes manually each pay period, or contact Rise Support to disable the automation for your organization entirely. With the automation off, the checkbox defaults to checked for everyone, and you manage eligibility yourself.
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