Christmas closedowns and annual leave

Emma Avey , 19 August 2024

With the year flying by and Christmas just around the corner, it is worth taking the time to remind yourself about practice closedowns and your rights to direct employees to take annual leave during these periods. Emma Avey from Fair Work Lawyers offers advice related to employees engaged under the Architects Award and other relevant industrial awards.

This advice focuses on employees engaged under the following awards:

  • Architects Award 2020 (Architects Award),
  • Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 (Clerks Award),
  • Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 (Manufacturing Award), and
  • Miscellaneous Award 2020 (Miscellaneous Award).

See the relevant Awards here.

The following legal advice relates to Christmas closedowns and annual leave.

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The above matters are necessarily general in nature and specific advice must be sought for specific circumstances. If you would like further information in relation to these matters, please contact the team at Fair Work Lawyers.