Are National Holidays deductible from your paid vacation time?

My job contract says 4 weeks of paid leave per year which can be used for holidays,sick time or vacation. My employer wants to deduct 9 days of National Holidays from this time if i am not working on those days. Is this the Norm? This had not been addressed in the contract.|||It sounds fair. Let's remember, there are jobs that people are obligated to work over the holidays, like hospitals, banks, some government jobs that service the public, etc. There are those national holidays where people don't necessarily have to take off, but have the option, such as Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, whatever. If you don't want to use them, so be it. There are probably designated holidays that are not counted into this number, such as Christmas, Labor Day, Thanksgiving. You should check that out first, before having a fit.|||Do they have a holiday schedule? Most companies list the paid holidays they give employees. Since you are under contract, it is probably covered by part of the 4 weeks. You stated in your question that holidays are part of them.|||It should be explained in your Company Handbook. If your company is open on Holidays then they might have holidays added into your Vacation Package. Sorry for the bad news...