The annual leave hack every Australian needs to know about: how to turn nine days off into a four-week holiday
A little-known hack can turn nine days of annual leave into a four-week vacation.
Australian workers who book their annual leave in conjunction with public holidays will enjoy more time off over the Christmas and New Year holidays this year.
Australian workers who book their annual leave in conjunction with public holidays will enjoy more time off over the Christmas and New Year holidays this year (pictured, the Gold Coast)
The hack is only relevant for people whose employers let them take time off on both weekends and public holidays.
Those who can could see just nine days of annual leave turned into 27 days off.
These are the days you need to take off to take advantage of the hack:
December 2023 to January 2024
Holiday duration: 8 days
Annual leave used: 3 days.
- 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 – Weekend
- Monday January 1 – New Year’s Day
Holiday duration: 4 days.
Annual leave used: 1 day.
- Friday January 26 – Australia Day
- Saturday January 27 – Weekend
- Sunday January 28 – Weekend
- Monday January 29 – Annual leave
March to April 2024
Holiday duration: six days.
Annual leave used: two days.
- Thursday March 28 – Annual leave
- Friday March 29 – Good Friday
- Saturday March 30 – Weekend
- Sunday March 31 – Weekend
- Monday April 1 – Easter Monday
- Tuesday April 2 – Annual leave
Holiday duration: 4 days.
Annual leave used: 1 day.
- Thursday April 25 – Anzac Day
- Friday April 26 – Annual leave
- Saturday April 27 – Weekend
- Sunday April 29 – Weekend
June 2024
Holiday duration: 5 days
Annual leave used: 2 days
- Friday June 7 – Annual leave
- Saturday June 8 – Weekend
- Sunday June 9 – Weekend
- Monday June 10 – King’s Birthday
- Tuesday June 11 – Annual leave