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National & festival holidays

Paid holidays, state by state

Every state fixes a minimum number of paid national and festival holidays for employees. Pick a state to see the Act, the number of holidays, who it covers and what applies if staff work on one.

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23 October

National & festival holidays

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Each page gives the state's Act, the number of paid holidays and the rules for working on them.

What the law requires

The holidays every employer must give

A minimum, fixed by law

A state's National and Festival Holidays Act, or its Shops & Establishments law, sets how many paid holidays employees must get in a year: the national holidays, plus a number of festival holidays.

Choosing festival holidays

In most states the employer chooses the festival holidays, often after consulting employees, from the festivals the state lists, and displays the list at the workplace.

Working on a holiday

An employee who works on a national or festival holiday is usually entitled to twice the day's wages, or a day's wages plus a substitute holiday, as the state law provides.

Records and penalties

Employers keep the holiday register the state prescribes. Breaches carry the fines set in each state's Act.

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