Re: Australia Day Holiday - Monday - OT

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I work for the State Gov (RTA) it is a gazetted public holiday for

us, so I guess it is for the rest of NSW too.

Danna

>

> Hi Everybody,

>

> Australia Day is on January 26 which is a Saturday this year - and

> usually the following Monday used to be free if Australia Day was

on a

> Saturday/Sunday.

>

> Now, my wall calendar says for 2008 that the 28th (the Monday after

> Australia Day) is a public holiday everywhere EXCEPT NSW !!! And a

few

> people told me that NSW was about to change the handling of public

> holidays, meaning that there will be no longer a free Monday if the

> holiday is on the weekend.

>

> OK, to make it a bit more complicated, my gym has 'public holiday

> trading hours' on the 28th.

>

> You might have guessed it by now: I'm bl@@dy confused !

> Can somebody enlighten me if the 28th is a public holiday or not ???

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Danna - looks like I'll have to read the riot act to these

calendar publishers :-) How dare they confusing me !

> >

> > Hi Everybody,

> >

> > Australia Day is on January 26 which is a Saturday this year -

and

> > usually the following Monday used to be free if Australia Day was

> on a

> > Saturday/Sunday.

> >

> > Now, my wall calendar says for 2008 that the 28th (the Monday

after

> > Australia Day) is a public holiday everywhere EXCEPT NSW !!! And

a

> few

> > people told me that NSW was about to change the handling of

public

> > holidays, meaning that there will be no longer a free Monday if

the

> > holiday is on the weekend.

> >

> > OK, to make it a bit more complicated, my gym has 'public holiday

> > trading hours' on the 28th.

> >

> > You might have guessed it by now: I'm bl@@dy confused !

> > Can somebody enlighten me if the 28th is a public holiday or

not ???

> >

> > Thanks in advance,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I believe that it is public holiday in NSW - i know all offices will be closed!

>Australia Day is on January 26 which is a Saturday this year - and

>usually the following Monday used to be free if Australia Day was on a

>Saturday/Sunday.

>Can somebody enlighten me if the 28th is a public holiday or not ???

>

>Thanks in advance,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

Yes it is a public holiday on the 28th. Either way I won't be going

to work as I'm going camping at Seal Rocks!!!

Cheers

Gail

>

> I believe that it is public holiday in NSW - i know all offices

will be closed!

>

> >Australia Day is on January 26 which is a Saturday this year - and

> >usually the following Monday used to be free if Australia Day was

on a

> >Saturday/Sunday.

>

> >Can somebody enlighten me if the 28th is a public holiday or

not ???

> >

> >Thanks in advance,

> >

> >

>