As much as you love slogging it out on site, there’s nothing better than a long weekend to give you a bit of time to load up the rig and get away. We’re here to show you a few hacks to use your annual leave to turn some of those long weekends into extended breaks… and it’s still January, so put in the leave now before the other lads reading this do!
Straya Day: Take off January 29 to turn it into a 4 day'er
- Friday 26 January: Australia Day
- Saturday 27 January: Weekend
- Sunday 28 January: Weekend
- Monday 29 January: Take day off
Easter 2024: Score a massive ten-day break (March 29 - April 7) by using 4 days leave. Thank J Christ for this one!
- Friday 29 March: Good Friday
- Saturday 30 March: Weekend
- Sunday 31 March: Weekend
- Monday 1 April: Easter Monday
- Tuesday 2 April: Take day off
- Wednesday 3 April: Take day off
- Thursday 4 April: Take day off
- Friday April 5: Take day off
- Saturday 6 April: Weekend
- Sunday 7 April: Weekend
ANZAC Day 2024: Another big a nine-day break by taking four days off. This ones only a few weeks after Easter so the boss might not be stoked…
- Saturday 20 April: Weekend
- Sunday 21 April: Weekend
- Monday 22 April: Take day off
- Tuesday 23 April: Take the day off
- Wednesday 24 April: Take day off
- Thursday 25 April: ANZAC DAY
- Friday 26 April: Take the day off
- Saturday 27 April: Weekend
- Sunday 28 April: Weekend
Christmas and New Year 2024/25: This ones a little far away, by grab yourself 12 days by taking 5 days off!
- Saturday 21 December: Weekend
- Sunday 22 December: Weekend
- Monday 23 December: Take day off
- Tuesday 24 December: Take day off
- Wednesday 25 December: Christmas Day
- Thursday 26 December: Boxing Day
- Friday 27 December: Take day off
- Saturday 28 December: Weekend
- Sunday 29 December: Weekend
- Monday 30 December: Take day off
- Tuesday 31 December: Take day off
- Wednesday 1 January: New Years Day
This is still going to leave you with 7 days of leave up your sleeve, & don't forget the sickies - use it or lose it!
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