By Rachel Swiednicki
The majority of STAPLES stores will be closed on the day that Canada celebrates its 143rd birthday, with the exception of some stores in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Because this year’s Canada Day falls on a Thursday, many employees will also be requesting the Friday off, resulting in decreased productivity levels and delayed customer service response times.
Take solace in knowing that your small business is not alone. Many companies, large and small, share this problem. One small business owner told me that he has decided to just give all his employees the Friday off with pay, otherwise he would be operating with a skeleton staff and, at the end of the day, not running productively anyway, since many of his suppliers will also be shut down. It made more since to give employees the time off, since they are always more productive after a long rest.
For more information on Canada’s statutory holidays, visit here.
Rachel Swiednicki is a professional communicator, with ten years of experience in the communications industry. Eight of those years were spent as a journalist before moving into a career in public relations/corporate communications.