This section outlines entitlements and obligations for employers and employees in the state industrial relations system for a range of situations relating to public holidays.
Public holidays in Western Australia
Entitlement to be absent from work on a public holiday
Requests to work, and refusing requests to work on a public holiday.
Entitlement to be paid when absent on a public holiday
What an employee must be paid if not at work because it is a public holiday.
Pay rates for employees working on a public holiday
How to find the right pay rates when an employee works on a public holiday.
Questions about public holidays
What happens when public holidays fall on weekends, non work days or during leave.
WA award provisions for Easter Saturday
Easter Saturday is not a public holiday but some WA awards have special pay rates.
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