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Holidays waiting to happen: Australian workers, 134 million days of annual leave, and travel plans

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Sep-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that Australians aged +14 who are in the paid workforce have collectively accrued 133,737,000 days of annual leave. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2016, also shows that 33.9 per cent of the nation’s 8.5 million paid workers have four or more weeks’ worth of annual leave accrued, while 25.8 per cent have between two and four weeks’ leave and 23.4 per cent have less than two weeks’ leave due. Meanwhile, 80.8 per cent of paid employees in Australia intend to take a holiday some time in the coming 12 months.

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Millions can cash out leave

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Original article by Nick Toscano
The Age – Page: 23 : 4-Aug-16

Almost two million Australian employees who are covered by the modern industrial awards system will now have the option of cashing out part of their annual leave entitlement. The Fair Work Commission’s decision to allow cashing out has the support of the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, although ACTU secretary Dave Oliver has expressed concern about the potential ramifications of the decision. The FWC is expected to issue a ruling on weekend penalty rates in September 2016.

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AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, ACTU

Penalties on table for leave review

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Original article by Rick Wallace
The Australian – Page: 2 : 17-Feb-16

Victoria’s Industrial Relations Minister Natalie Hutchins has proposed a review of regulations governing long-service leave. Options that are canvassed in a discussion paper include allowing workers to cash out their long-service leave or take it in small amounts rather than one or two large blocks at a time. The Victorian Trades Hall Council also advocates portability of long-service leave entitlements and applying penalty rates to such leave.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES, VICTORIAN TRADES HALL COUNCIL, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Weaker dollar – more holidays at home

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 2-Jul-15

Data shows that Australians spent a total of $A55.7bn on domestic overnight trips in the year to March 2015, which is six per cent higher than previously. Meanwhile, there was three per cent growth in the number of Australians who opted for a holiday within Australia in the March 2015 quarter. The National Visitor Survey, which was undertaken by Tourism Research Australia, also found that the number of Australians taking overseas holidays rose by three per cent in the year to March.

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TOURISM RESEARCH AUSTRALIA, FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED – ASX FLT, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUSTRALIA (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LTD, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN

Business in victory over forced leave

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 12-Jun-15

Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled that employers are entitled to require an employee covered by an industrial award to take annual leave if they have at least seven weeks of unused leave. Meanwhile, workers who have at least four weeks of accrued leave will be entitled to cash out two weeks’ leave. The Commission noted that cash-out provisions are included in many enterprises agreements. The ruling has been welcomed by employers’ groups, but the ACTU says it will disadvantage many people on low wages.

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AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, ACTU, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP

Aussies have how much annual leave accrued?!

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Jun-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that Australians aged 14+ who are in full-time employment have a total of 123,510,000 days of annual leave accrued. This is an average of just under 21 days’ leave each. Male workers account for 69% (85,357,000 days) of total leave owed, or an average of 22 days each, while female workers have 38,153,000 days of accrued annual leave, with the individual average being 18 days. Meanwhile, people in Wholesaling (25 days), Public Administration and Defence (24 days), Agriculture (24 days) and Transport and Storage (24 days) are especially likely to have accumulated substantial leave balances.

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Holiday hoarders need a break

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 13-Jan-15

Expedia has released a report which shows that many Australian workers do not use their entire annual leave entitlement each year. It found that 11 per cent of Australians failed to take any leave in 2014, while they have an average of five days of unused leave each year. Expedia’s Georg Ruebensal notes that many Australians opt for domestic holidays of about three days’ duration, or overseas destinations that are close to Australia

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EXPEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, EXPEDIA INCORPORATED