Posts Tagged ‘public holiday’
The Nightmare before Christmas: Queensland introduces Part-Public Holiday on Christmas Eve
Despite strong objection from industry, the Queensland’s Parliament today passed a Bill to make Christmas Eve a part-day public holiday – all work in Queensland after 6:00pm on 24th December will now be treated as a public holiday. For employers who had planned on trading on Christmas Eve past 6:00pm, your full-time and part-time employees…
Read MoreHop to it: Ensuring your business is ready for April public holidays
The nature of retail means that public holiday requirements can be quite complex. This year, a late Easter means up to five public holidays will fall in the space of a week, raising questions as to employee entitlements, attendance, and trading hours during this time. When can we open? Trading hour regulations vary state-by-state,…
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