Pay Rates for Queen's Memorial Day-22 September. Issue 19, 12/09/2022

Over the weekend Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared a one-off national public holiday for Thursday 22 September to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Federal and State processes to gazette the holiday are likely underway, and it is anticipated that those processes will confirm the Prime Minister’s announcement.

Given the short notice, it is likely that many business will continue to operate as normal and will need to pay employees at Public Holiday rates