Have you returned to work after the festive season and jealous of the warm days and blue skies you're missing outside?
The post Christmas blues can get anyone down, well here's something to make you smile. We've sat down with the 2022 calendar, marked all the public holidays and worked out a few tricks to get the most out of your annual leave this year.
Scroll down to view our hacks to extend your annual leave over the festive holidays.
Holiday |
Date |
New Year's Day |
Sunday 1st January |
New Year's Day Observed |
Monday 2nd January |
Australia Day |
Wednesday 26th January |
Good Friday |
Friday 15th April |
Easter Saturday |
Saturday 16th April |
Easter Sunday |
Sunday 17th April |
Easter Monday |
Monday 18th April |
Anzac Day |
Monday 25th April |
Labour Day |
Monday 2nd May |
Ekka Holiday |
Monday 8th August |
Queen's Birthday |
Monday 3rd October |
Christmas Eve |
Saturday 24th December (6pm - Midnight) |
Christmas Day |
Sunday 25th December |
Boxing Day |
Monday 26th December |
Christmas Day Observed |
Tuesday 27th December |
Use your annual leave conservatively and take an extra day or two either side of a public holiday to take your long weekend into a mini holiday.
We've done the hard work for you below and calculated how to make the most out of the big festive times of the year, but don't forget there is still Labour Day (2nd May), Ekka Holiday (8th August) and Queen's birthday (3rd October) as other opportunities to get a sneaky extra long weekend with a day or two of annual leave either side of the long weekend.
Public holiday: Wednesday 26th January
Annual Leave to take: Thursday 27th and Friday 28th January
Achievement unlocked: By taking only two days of annual leave, combined with the weekend, you actually have a five day break!
Public Holidays: Friday 15th April - Monday 18th April and Monday 25th April
Annual Leave to take: Tuesday 19th April - Friday 22nd April
Achievement unlocked - By taking the four annual leave days after Easter holidays you then link up with the Anzac Day long weekend and receive eleven days off for only four annual leave days!
Public Holidays: Sunday 25th - Tuesday 27th December
Annual leave to take: 28th - 30th December
Achievement unlocked: Christmas this year falls on a weekend, so after the public holidays, take just three days of annual leave before the New Year's long weekend and you unlock ten days of leave for only three days of annual leave.
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