Victorians, here’s how to hack your annual leave for 55 days of holidays in 2019.
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, you can actually get 55 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.
December/January:
Saturday 29 December
Sunday 30 December
Monday 31 December
Tuesday 1 January (Public holiday: New Year's Day)
- Holiday length: 1 day in 2019 (4 days altogether)
- Annual leave used: 0 days (1 day used in 2018)
- Holiday suggestion: Spend your long weekend recovering from the Christmas festivities and a big night out on the town on New Year's Eve
Saturday 26 January
Sunday 27 January
Monday 28 January (Public holiday: Australia Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Drive up to Canberra for a weekend of celebrations in the capital
March:
Saturday 9 March
Sunday 10 March
Monday 11 March (Public holiday: Labour Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Go on a mystery holiday from Melbourne to New Zealand
April:
Saturday 13 April
Sunday 14 April
Monday 15 April
Tuesday 16 April
Wednesday 17 April
Thursday 18 April
Friday 19 April (Public holiday: Good Friday)
Saturday 20 April
Sunday 21 April
Monday 22 April (Public holiday: Easter Monday)
Tuesday 23 April
Wednesday 24 April
Thursday 25 April (Public holiday: ANZAC Day)
Friday 26 April
Saturday 27 April
Sunday 28 April
- Holiday length: 16 days
- Annual leave used: 7 days
- Holiday suggestion: Be adventurous and spend a fortnight in South America: LATAM and Air New Zealand typically offer cheap flights and G Adventures has a wealth of tours to choose from
June:
Saturday 8 June
Sunday 9 June
Monday 10 June (Public holiday: Queen's Birthday)
Tuesday 11 June
Wednesday 12 June
Thursday 13 June
Friday 14 June
Saturday 15 June
Sunday 16 June
- Holiday length: 9 days
- Annual leave used: 4 days
- Holiday suggestion: Soak up some much-needed sunshine on the Gold Coast
September:
Friday 27 September (Public holiday: AFL Grand Final Friday)
Saturday 28 September
Sunday 29 September
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Spend your Friday off at your mate's house or the local pub
November:
Saturday 2 November
Sunday 3 November
Monday 4 November
Tuesday 5 November (Public holiday: Melbourne Cup Day)
Wednesday 6 November
Thursday 7 November
Friday 8 November
Saturday 9 November
Sunday 10 November
- Holiday length: 9 days
- Annual leave used: 4 days
- Holiday suggestion: Fly up to Japan and experience the country in late autumn
December:
Saturday 21 December
Sunday 22 December
Monday 23 December
Tuesday 24 December
Wednesday 25 December (Public holiday: Christmas Day)
Thursday 26 December (Public holiday: Boxing Day)
Friday 27 December
Saturday 28 December
Sunday 29 December
Monday 30 December
Tuesday 31 December
- Holiday length: 11 days
- Annual leave used: 5 days
- Holiday suggestion: Pick one of these New Year's Eve destinations and raise a glass to 2020
Totals:
- Total holiday days: 55 days in 2019 (or 58 days when you include a few December 2018 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.
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Hi,
on your article it states that 18th of March is a saturday, when it lands on the Friday.
Hi Raz,
Thanks for the spot. That has been fixed now.
Stephanie
Can you update for 2017? And add South Australia?
Hello Paul,
Thank you for your question.
Basically, the content will be updated for 2017 and will be published in January this year. The 2017 versions will like to come out in December, early January at the latest.
I hope this information has helped.
Cheers,
Harold