Hello

A lot will depend on what the contract of employment says. If the employee is remunerated at an hourly rate based on how many hours he or she works then it would simply be a case of, if you did not work those hours then you wont be paid for them.

On the other hand if the contract is a regular set time, for example, Monday to Friday, 9 o clock to 5 o clock, then public holidays are included and would be paid out in the same way as regular working days.

Be guided by the contract. If there is no written contract then look at how hourly wages are usually determined at the place of work.

KM, Labour Protect