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  2. Public holidays in the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    January 1. New Year's Day. First day of the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with Junkanoo parades in most islands. [2] New Year's Eve sees many beach parties throughout the Bahamas. [3] January 10. Majority Rule Day. Commemorates the day the Bahamian government gained majority rule for the first time, on this day in 1967.

  3. List of minimum annual leave by country - Wikipedia

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    There are no legal provisions for pay on public holidays. However Japan does have 16 national public holidays established by the Public Holiday Law. 10–20 0: 10–20 Jersey: Employees are entitled to two weeks of paid annual leave. Employees are also entitled to 9 paid public holidays. 10 9 19 Jordan

  4. Labour Day - Wikipedia

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    Bahamas. Labour Day is a national holiday in the Bahamas, celebrated on the first Friday in June in order to create a long weekend for workers. The traditional date of Labour Day in the Bahamas, however, is 7 June, in commemoration of a significant workers' strike that began on that day in 1942.

  5. Law of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The law of The Bahamas makes provisions for the appointment of 12 Justices to the Bench of the Supreme Court, inclusive of the Chief Justice, and for five Justices of the Court of Appeal, inclusive of the President. The Chief Justice, as Head of the Judiciary, is an ex officio member of the Court of Appeal, but only sits at the invitation of ...

  6. Holiday pay - Wikipedia

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    Holiday pay. In some jurisdictions, holiday pay is an allowance which an employee earns through work in the calendar year prior to the year of the holiday. It is usually a percentage supplement to the salary that has been paid the year before the holiday pay is to be paid. Holiday pay is a legal term in Norway ( feriepenger ), [1] Sweden ...

  7. Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 - Wikipedia

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    Next. Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970. Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 is an International Labour Organization Convention . It was established in 1970: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to holidays with pay,...

  8. Slavery in the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    Slavery was legally ended in all British colonies in 1833. The Creole case of 7 November 1841, which has been described as "the most successful revolt of enslaved people in U.S. history", a mutiny occurred on the New Orleans -bound Creole, which was transporting some 135 slaves from Richmond, Virginia. After wounding the captain and killing one ...

  9. Labour law - Wikipedia

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    Labour laws (also spelled as labor laws ), labour code or employment laws are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer, and union. Individual labour law concerns employees' rights at work also ...