Public holidays can be national, state-wide, or limited to specific regions. While all Australian states and territories share the majority of public holidays, there are some holidays that apply only to certain states. States may also have different regulations in regard to public holidays that fall on a weekend. In some states, a public holiday is scheduled on the following Monday, in lieu of, or in addition to, the public holiday that falls on the previous Saturday or a Sunday.
Staff working on a public holiday may get public holiday penalty rates, if the applicable Modern Award, Enterprise Agreement, or contract states this. The amount extra they get paid depends on the applicable industrial instrument, their role, and hours worked.
Guardhouse has the ability to calculate Holiday Pay rates for your staff as well as the charge rates for your customers. There may be some instances where there are special Holidays being announced and are unavailable in Guardhouse and entailing that you add them manually. Here's the process on how to do this.
- Click on Organization and chose Company from the dropdown
- Click on the Holiday tab
- Select the correct State/Province you are in
- Click on the Add Holiday button
- Enter the date and details of the holiday
- Hit the Save button
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