COVID-19 Annual Holidays Act Amendment – FAQ

1. I am a local government worker, can I cash out my annual leave?

2. Can a local government worker cash out all of their annual leave?

3. I am a local government worker and would like to take some of my annual leave at double pay. Is this possible?

4. I am a local government worker and would like to take some of my annual leave at half pay. Is this possible?

5. Mary is a local government worker and wants to take 1 week of her accrued annual leave entitlement at double pay. Mary gets paid $600.00 per week, how does this work in practice?

6. Sanjeev is a local government worker and wants to take a period of four weeks off work using his accrued annual leave entitlement but wants to do this at half pay. His ordinary rate of pay is $600.00 per week. How does this work in practice?

7. Are the recent amendments to the Annual Holidays Act in the local government sector ongoing?