• Dates for public holidays and anniversary days

  Dates when employees get national public holidays and regional anniversary days.

• Working on public holidays

  Find out how you’ll be paid if you do or do not work on a public holiday and what your employment rights are as an employee.

• Public holidays over Christmas and New Year

  There are 4 public holidays over Christmas and New Year.

• Working over Easter

  Only Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays. Easter Sunday is not a public holiday, and shops can choose to open if their local council lets them.

• Days in lieu (alternative holidays)

  If you work on a public holiday and it’s a day you usually work, you may get a paid day off you can take later. This is usually called an alternative holiday or a day in lieu.

• Shift workers and public holidays

  You’ll be paid at least time and a half for the hours you work on a public holiday. You’ll also get a day in lieu (alternative holiday) if it’s a day you usually work.

• Transferring a public holiday

  Anyone can ask their employer to transfer a public holiday to another day.