Posts tagged "public holidays"

Over the weekend the NSW government announced a review of Anzac Day trading laws that could see some retailers close for longer.

With some of Australia’s biggest corporations set to give employees the option to work on January 26, many smaller businesses are either already doing the same or following suit.

SmartCompany has put together a state-by-state guide to the Christmas and New Year trading hours and restrictions for Australian businesses.

Should companies and governments give the four-day work week a go? Here’s what we know so far about the benefits and pitfalls of shortening the weekly grind.

Australia Day 2020 public holiday trading hours and penalty rates explained, state by state, for all businesses looking to open.

Here are the rates you will be required to pay workers in these industries on the 2019 Australia Day public holiday, as per the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Here are all the days in each state and teritory that are considered public holidays according to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Roughly 200,000 Australian workers have sickies on Australia Day and other public holidays, so what can and should employers do?

With each state taking a different approach to which days are public holidays over Easter, businesses need to ensure they’re sticking to the…

Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year, marking yet another long weekend over the festive period.

It’s crunch time for retailers, but …

The Easter long weekend is one of the few times customers accustomed to always-available retail opportunities have to grapple with restricte…

Over the coming three weeks of April retailers have an opportunity to make up the lost ground in sales from our quiet first quarter of 2017….