Christmas Day in Victoria

30 November 2016

The Victorian Government announced last Friday, 25 November 2016 that it has reversed its controversial decision to not prescribe Christmas Day as a public holiday in Victoria.

The reversal of the Government’s original decision means that Christmas Day, which falls on Sunday, 25 December 2016, will be treated as a public holiday for the purpose of calculating wage rates for employees required to work on this day.

The Tuesday following Christmas Day (Tuesday, 27 December) will remain as the substitute public holiday for Christmas Day. This means that Sunday, 25 December, Monday, 26 December (Boxing Day) and Tuesday, 27 December will all be public holidays in Victoria this year.

Restricted trading applies on Christmas Day, but not on Boxing Day or Tuesday’s substitute public holiday. The public holidays and trading arrangements are attached for your convenience.

If you need any assistance to ensure you are complying with the public holiday requirements, please contact VACC Industrial Relations on 03 9829 1123.

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