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3. Every employee shall be entitled to and be granted holiday with wages on every national holiday ; anything contained in any other law, contract, document, usage or practice to the contrary notwithstanding ;Provided that where an employee is, for any exigencies of business of the industrial establishment, required to work, and works on a national holiday, he shall be paid by the employer, twice the wages for a day, or at the option of the employee, wages for that day, and also a substituted holiday with wages falling within the next calendar month, not being a weekly holiday. Explanation — Where an employee is paid wages by the day, or at piece rates, his wages for a day payable to him under this section, shall be the daily average of his wages, to be calculated in the manner prescribed.
<b>3.</b><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> Every employee shall be entitled to and be granted holiday with wages on every national holiday ; anything contained in any other law, contract, document, usage or practice to the contrary notwithstanding ;<br><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Provided that where an employee is, for any exigencies of business of the industrial establishment, required to work, and works on a national holiday, he shall be paid by the employer, twice the wages for a day, or at the option of the employee, wages for that day, and also a substituted holiday with wages falling within the next calendar month, not being a weekly holiday.<br><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <b>Explanation —</b> Where an employee is paid wages by the day, or at piece rates, his wages for a day payable to him under this section, shall be the daily average of his wages, to be calculated in the manner prescribed.<br> <br>