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Overview — Public holidays
Anthony Forsyth, Consultant, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Provisions in relation to public holidays form part of the National Employment Standards (NES) applicable under Pt 2-2 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act).
Public holidays are also the subject of regulation in state and territory legislation. These state/territory statutes specify the public holiday entitlements of employees who are not covered by the FW Act, and supplement the entitlements of national system employees.
Modern awards and enterprise agreement may also contain provisions which improve upon the public holiday entitlements of national system employees under the NES.
See Public holidays — NES entitlements, state/territory legislation, and award/agreement provisions.
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