Understanding rules and entitlements for end-of-year holiday season

Employers and employees need to start planning how their businesses will operate during the end-of-year holiday season.

Many businesses get busier and may need their employees to work more hours and on public holidays. Other businesses may shut down (also known as a ‘close down’) or reduce their staff numbers.

Find out about the rules and entitlements during the end-of-year holiday season that may affect you, including:

• Requiring an employee to take annual leave during a shutdown
• Employees without enough annual leave to cover a shutdown
• Awards and agreements without shutdown rules
• Working during a shutdown
• Working overtime or on a public holiday
• Paying employees who don’t work on a public holiday
• Resources for young workers and students

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