Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Dec-23

New data from Roy Morgan shows that over 8.8 million Australians in paid employment now have 200 million days of annual leave due. A further 5.1 million workers in paid employment have no leave. The accrued annual leave of 200 million days is a record high and represents an increase of 15 million (+7.9%) on the 185 million days of accrued annual leave Australians had available in September 2021. Australians had around 150 million days of annual leave due when the pandemic began in March 2020. This figure increased rapidly during the pandemic years of 2020-2022 and is now over 30% higher than in early 2020. The average days of annual leave due increased from just over two weeks (12.3 days in March 2020) to nearly three weeks (14.1 days in September 2021). Over the last two years the average days of annual leave due per worker has remained virtually unchanged at 14.1 days, but the overall total has increased as the workforce has swelled significantly.

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