The festive season can sometimes mean lots of confusion for employers and workers as they try to work out how much everyone is entitled to across a moving feast of public holidays.
It is especially an issue for businesses that do not shut up shop and send everyone to the beach for a couple of weeks.
Here are some basic rules to help you work out what might apply to you - or your staff.
Christmas and New Year's Day fall on a Sunday this year. This means the Christmas Day public holiday will be observed on December 27 by businesses that only normally open from Monday to Friday.
New Year's Day's public holiday also shifts to the following Tuesday.