Rostering of Public Holidays_Fact Sheet

This fact sheet outlines the new requirements that Australian employers must ask their employees if they wish to work public holidays and cannot automatically roster them on.

This fact sheet includes practical guidance regarding how employers may ensure compliance including the following key points;

Can employees be made to work on a public holiday?

What is a ‘request’ to work on a public holiday?

How can employers clarify that a rostered working day on a public holiday is a request?

Can employment contracts include a term that employees “may be required to work on public holidays”?

When is a request or refusal considered reasonable?

Why is this now relevant?