Common use of Public Holidays and Holiday Work Clause in Contracts

Public Holidays and Holiday Work. An employee will be entitled to the following holidays without deduction of pay: Further, an employee will be entitled to any State Act or State declared substitute days or additional days as observed in the particular state or locality. Where the business is situated near a state or territory border and the employer’s operations traverse the border, the employer may elect to follow a particular state or territory's public holidays, subject to agreement with the affected employees. In addition to the above mentioned holidays the following public holiday will apply in the City of Newcastle - Show Day. This public holiday will be observed on the local Show Day as gazetted for the City of Newcastle when that day, in the locality of the employer's premises, occurs on an employee's ordinary working day. 28.1 When public holidays fall on a weekend (a) When Christmas Day is a Saturday or Sunday a holiday in lieu will be observed on 27 December. (b) When Boxing Day is a Saturday or Sunday a holiday in lieu will be observed on 28