{"id":86598,"date":"2021-06-21T10:26:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formationconstruction.com\/uncategorized\/construction-holidays-history-and-anecdotes\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:10:49","slug":"construction-holidays-history-and-anecdotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formationconstruction.com\/en\/articles\/construction-holidays-history-and-anecdotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Holidays: History and Anecdotes"},"content":{"rendered":"
The ”\u00a0 Construction holidays\u00a0 Start this Friday, but do you know where this term comes from which refers to the summer period of two\u00a0 weeks\u00a0 during which almost all of the workers working on\u00a0 worksites\u00a0 of\u00a0 construction\u00a0 benefit from a\u00a0 leave\u00a0 obligatory ?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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A site cannot really move forward without several of its workers. In addition, it should also be taken into account that some suppliers are also on vacation in the summer.<\/p>\n
Thus, in order to harmonize the period of stoppage of worksites\u00a0 and to maximize work efficiency the rest of the time, construction vacations were introduced at the behest of the unions.<\/p>\n
Over 120\u00a0 000 workers in the construction industry are taking advantage of this leave. This is also the period that a quarter chooses\u00a0\u00a0Quebecers to take their leave.<\/p>\n
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Short story<\/strong><\/h4>\n
It was in the summer of 1971 that construction workers in Quebec began to enjoy two weeks of summer vacation following a decree from the provincial government.<\/p>\n
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Holiday voucher<\/strong><\/h4>\n
It is the employer who pays the CCQ monthly indemnities for statutory holidays and compulsory annual leave. These amounts represent 13% of the wages earned by workers during each working week:<\/p>\n
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- 6% in annual leave;<\/li>\n
- 5.5% on non-working public holidays;<\/li>\n
- 1.5% on sick leave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nPeriod<\/strong><\/h4>\nInitially, the date of the vacation was the last two full weeks of July.<\/p>\n
In 2008, when the employment contract is renewed, the weeks must start in July, and can therefore extend into August.<\/p>\n
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Obligatory<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Holidays are compulsory whatever the sector, for the entire construction industry and affect 80% of workers.<\/p>\n
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Exceptions<\/strong><\/h4>\n
There are exceptions, especially in the residential sector. An entrepreneur can come to an agreement with his workers to postpone the holidays.<\/p>\n