Kate Webster With the end of 2022 upon us and travel returned to the best kind of normal post-pandemic, it is time to start planning those holidays for next year.
Companies are already asking employees to lock in their four weeks of annual holiday leave for 2023, so there is no better time to plan than now. Australia is blessed to have a large number of public holidays, and when used right, you can really maximise your leave days to get a larger stretch of time off.
Some days in 2023 are public holidays that fall on weekends, so those with a Monday to Friday gig are having the day off anyway. However, plan around the ‘real’ public holidays that treat you to a weekday off work, and you can make the most of a strategically extended holiday.
Of course the Christmas and New Year break is a big one, where you get the most stretch of just three annual leave days to take 10 days off. There is also Easter Holidays, Australia Day and the Queen’s Birthday to work around.
Here is the breakdown of how to do that.
Australia Day Holiday
Use 4 days of annual leave and get 9 days off in a row
Saturday, January 21- Weekend
Sunday, January 22- Weekend
Monday, January 23- Annual Leave
Tuesday, January 24- Annual Leave
Wednesday, January 25- Annual Leave
Thursday, January 26- Australia Day
Friday, January 27- Annual Leave
Saturday, January 28- Weekend
Sunday, January 29- Weekend
Easter Holidays
Use 4 days of annual leave and get 10 days off in a row
Friday, April 7- Good Friday
Saturday, April 8- Easter Saturday
Sunday, April 9- Easter Sunday
Monday, April 10- Easter Monday
Tuesday, April 11- Annual Leave (TAS public holiday)
Wednesday, April 12- Annual Leave
Thursday, April 13- Annual Leave
Friday, April 14- Annual Leave
Saturday, April 15- Weekend
Sunday, April 16- Weekend
Anzac Day Holiday
Use 4 days of annual leave and get 10* days off in a row
Saturday, April 22- Weekend
Sunday, April 23- Weekend
Monday, April 24- Annual Leave
Tuesday, April 25- Anzac Day
Wednesday, April 26- Annual Leave
Thursday, April 27- Annual Leave
Friday, April 28- Annual Leave
Saturday, April 29- Weekend
Sunday, April 30- Weekend
Monday, May 1- *QLD and NT residents get Labour Day, May Day public holidays
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Use 4 days of annual leave and get 9 days off in a row
Saturday, June 10- Weekend
Sunday, June 11- Weekend
Monday, June 12- Queen’s Birthday (excluding QLD and WA)
Tuesday, June 13- Annual Leave
Wednesday, June 14- Annual Leave
Thursday, June 15- Annual Leave
Friday, June 16- Annual Leave
Saturday, June 17- Weekend
Sunday, June 18- Weekend
2023-2024 Christmas/New Year Holidays
Use 3 days of annual leave and get 10 days off in a row
Saturday, December 23- Weekend
Sunday, December 24- Christmas Eve (NT, QLD, SA get evening public holiday)
Monday, December 25- Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 26- Boxing Day
Wednesday, December 27- Annual Leave
Thursday, December 28- Annual Leave
Friday, December 29- Annual Leave
Saturday, December 30- Weekend
Sunday, December 31- New Year’s Eve (NT and SA get evening public holiday)
Monday, January 1- New Year’s Day
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Happy Holiday Planning!
