Canadian Nurses_Boxing Day question...

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Canadian Nurses (or anyone who knows) what is Boxing Day (December 26)? I have seen it on my calendar-is this considered a paid holiday in Canada?

otessa

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

According to Wikipedia it is a "Bank Holiday" in the UK, Canada etc. There is a long description there. I don't know about if it is a paid holiday as I am in SC and nowhere near Canada.

[dmc_rrt]

Yeppers. It is considered a stat holiday. 1.5 time

[Kitesurfing bum]

I live in Australia and it's currently Boxing Day here. I was just as confused, this is when Australians go shopping (think day after Thanksgiving in the states). NO ONE over here wants to work on Boxing Day. There's also a huge cricket match on today (snooze.)

[chihuahuaman]

Boxing Day isn't a statutory holiday in British Columbia, but it always seemed like one to me, since I've never had to work on that day.

[dmc_rrt]

ERik J: I had to look it up and you're right; although, you might want to be working Boxing day because we still are getting paid like a stat. It must be a union thing here in BC.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Big thing in the UK with lots of sports evernts, supposedly sales and people queue for hours to get to them Harrods in London has a big sale if I remember rightly

Traditionally it stems from the wealthy giving boxed left overs to their servants and other workers and just expanded from there

[allthaticanbe]

Canadian here!! Its the day after christmas where all the stores have HUGE sales to change inventory. Its almost like Black Friday for the US.

Great sales, but large crowds.

[allthaticanbe]

Oh and it is a paid holiday!

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

My birthday is today and I remember growing up and wondering if Boxing Day meant a boxing match(on my birthday) ---now I understand!

Thank you all!