What do you need to know about processing wages for annual leave over the Christmas break?
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Holiday pay (annual leave) allows an employee to be paid while having time off work.
Full-time and part-time employees get 4 weeks of annual leave every year. Casual employees don’t get paid time off, but can ask their employer about taking unpaid leave for holidays.
Employees begin accumulating annual leave as soon as they start working. It can be taken any time during the first 12 months of work.
Public holidays
When a public holiday falls on a full-time or part-time employee’s usual work day, employers need to pay them their minimum pay rate for their usual hours. This applies even when an employee is on paid annual leave during a shut down. An employee’s roster can’t be changed to deliberately avoid this payment.
Please confirm when your team are taking a break so we can process their leave for you.
