How would you like to turn 30 days of your annual leave into 68 days off? If you’re back at work after a relaxing holiday break dreaming of your next holiday, read on — because with a bit of clever planning, you can do just that. Corporate Traveller, a business travel management and solutions provider, has crunched the numbers and come up with a list of holiday-planning hacks that can help workers in WA to stretch 30 days of annual leave to 68 days. Tom Walley, Corporate Traveller’s Australian-based global managing director, says with some thoughtful planning, public holidays can provide substantial benefits for travellers and businesses alike.
“This year’s alignment of public holidays is a win-win for WA employees and businesses. Our analysis shows that by strategically leveraging these days in conjunction with annual leave, employees can spend extra time away from the office or site, without businesses feeling that they’ve lost their employees in the workplace for that length of time.” Here are Corporate Traveller’s holiday-planning hacks + Get a nine-day break for the price of four this Australia Day.
The Australia Day public holiday falls on Monday January 27 to give Aussies a three-day weekend. By dipping into four days of annual leave (from Tuesday January 28 to Friday January 31) you can get a nine-day break from Saturday January 25 to Sunday February 2. + Double your Easter break.
Good Friday falls on April 18, Easter Monday is on April 21 and Anzac Da.