How to turn your 20 days of annual leave into 58 days of holidays in Victoria
Victorians, here’s how to hack your annual leave for 58 days of holidays in 2022.
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20 days of annual leave is the legal minimum for full-time employees in Australia, so this hack is doable for any full-time employee. Just book your days off early, before your colleagues discover this super simple idea too.
With some savvy trip planning around weekends and public holidays and a little bit of clever maths, this year you can actually get 58 days of holiday time from your standard 20 days of annual leave. Here's how to do it.
When to plan your holidays:
Book in annual leave for the days in italics. The other days are either weekends or public holidays.
January:
Saturday 1 January (New Year's Day)
Sunday 2 January
Monday 3 January (Public holiday: New Year's Day observed)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Use those days to unwind and drive the Great Ocean Road.
Saturday 22 January
Sunday 23 January
Monday 24 January
Tuesday 25 January
Wednesday 26 January (Public holiday: Australia Day)
Thursday 27 January
Friday 28 January
Saturday 29 January
Sunday 30 January
- Holiday length: 9 days
- Annual leave used: 4 days
- Holiday suggestion: Drive up to Sydney, we know of an itinerary for 7 days that will let you take in all the sites and give you plenty of time for the drive home.
March:
Saturday 12 March
Sunday 13 March
Monday 14 March (Public holiday: Labour Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Go on a mystery holiday from Melbourne and see where you wind up.
April and May:
Saturday 9 April
Sunday 10 April
Monday 11 April
Tuesday 12 April
Wednesday 13 April
Thursday 14 April
Friday 15 April (Public holiday: Good Friday)
Saturday 16 April
Sunday 17 April
Monday 18 April (Public holiday: Easter Monday)
Tuesday 19 April
Wednesday 20 April
Thursday 21 April
Friday 22 April
Saturday 23 April
Sunday 24 April
Monday 25 April (Public holiday: Anzac Day)
Tuesday 26 April
Wednesday 27 April
Thursday 28 April
Friday 29 April
Saturday 30 April
Sunday 1 May
- Holiday length: 23 days
- Annual leave used: 12 days
- Holiday suggestion: Stretch out under the Pacific sunshine with a trip to some of our closest Pacific neighbours. Will it be Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu or the Cook Islands?
June:
Saturday 11 June
Sunday 12 June
Monday 13 June (Public holiday: Queen's Birthday)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: No need to use any annual leave days for this one, save money for your trips and enjoy a staycation.
September, October and November:
Friday 30 September (Public holiday: AFL Grand Final Friday – specific date TBC)
Saturday 1 October
Sunday 2 October
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: With just a few days off plan a Victorian road trip for a change of scene.
Saturday 29 October
Sunday 30 October
Monday 31 October
Tuesday 2 November (Public holiday: Melbourne Cup Day)
- Holiday length: 4 days
- Annual leave used: 1 day
- Holiday suggestion: Book a hotel early to enjoy the Cup or escape to Adelaide for a few days.
December and January:
Saturday 24 December
Sunday 25 December (Christmas Day)
Monday 26 December (Public holiday: Christmas Day observed)
Tuesday 27 December (Public holiday: Boxing Day observed)
Wednesday 28 December
Thursday 29 December
Friday 30 December
Saturday 31 December
Sunday 1 January 2023 (New Year's Day)
Monday 2 January 2023 (Public holiday: New Year's Day observed)
- Holiday length: 10 days (including New Year's public holiday on 2 January)
- Annual leave used: 3 days
- Holiday suggestion: Pick 1 of these New Year's Eve destinations and raise a glass to 2022.
Totals:
- Total holiday days: 58 days
- Annual leave used: 20 days
That's a lot of time off to plan.
Keep an eye on our Boxing Day flight sales to get these holidays booked.