After months of session, the state authorities has lastly revealed WA’s new-look public vacation calendar, together with two new extra days off a yr and adjustments to a few present dates.
In the key shakeup, WA Day, at present in June and infrequently dampened by moist climate, might be moved to the second Monday in November.
WA Premier Roger Cook introduced the brand new public vacation calendar on Sunday. Credit: Ross Swanborough
In its place, the King’s Birthday public vacation might be moved from late September to the second Monday in June, to raised align with different states.
And Labour Day, at present on the primary Monday in March, will shift to the second Monday of the identical month, and in election years, will probably be the third Monday to keep away from voting falling over a protracted weekend.
A brand new weekday public vacation, to be often known as Show Day, might be added to the calendar for the primary Monday of the Term 3 faculty holidays (September and October), to align with the Perth Royal Show.
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The second extra public vacation might be Easter Saturday, which additionally brings WA in keeping with most different states, which have already got the day as an official vacation, in addition to Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
WA at present has the bottom variety of public holidays per yr at 11, whereas Victoria has 13 and the Northern Territory has 14.
The adjustments are anticipated to be launched into WA Parliament this week and are available into impact from 2028.
Despite WA Premier Roger Cook saying the overhaul had overwhelming help from the general public, its personal evaluation confirmed it would require WA employers to fork out an additional $147 million a yr in wages.
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