Unions push for Europe-style five weeks of paid annual leave
The ACTU has launched a bid to increase Australia’s minimum annual leave from four to five weeks, sparking debate with business groups over costs and productivity.
Millions of Australian workers would receive an extra week of paid leave each year if a union push to change federal employment standards succeeds.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) on Wednesday launched a bid to increase the standard annual leave entitlements from four to five weeks for full-time workers and from five to six weeks for shift workers.
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