Public Holiday for Australia Day
Public holidays – don’t forget your fairwork obligations!
You need to pay all full time and part time staff for the normal hours they would have worked on Australia Day if you close your workplace.
If you open your workplace, all employees have the right to not work. Employers can request employees to work on a public holiday, but the request has to be reasonable. An employee can refuse a request to work if the employee has reasonable grounds to refuse or the request is unreasonable. Check awards for payrates.
January 25, 2024
