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description: Many awards have new rules for making staff take leave during shutdowns from 1 May 2023
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# New Christmas/Easter Shutdown Rules for Awards

 Published by [allsorted](https://www.allsorted.au/en/bookkeeping/author/allsorted) on 2 May 2023, 1:22:19 pm AEST

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Many awards have new rules for making staff take leave during shutdowns from 1 May 2023

A shutdown is when a business temporarily closes, such as during Christmas and New Year. Learn more about shutdowns at [Direction to take annual leave during a shutdown](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/annual-leave/directing-an-employee-to-take-annual-leave/direction-to-take-annual-leave-during-a-shut-down#what-is-a-shut-down).

The new rules mean:

- employers may require employees to take paid annual leave during a temporary shutdown
- employers must provide at least 28 days’ written notice of the temporary shutdown period to all impacted employees
- the requirement to take annual leave must be reasonable
- the notice period can be reduced through an agreement between the employer and the majority of impacted employees
- an employee who doesn’t have enough paid annual leave to cover the whole period can form an agreement with their employer for other options for the days not covered, such as: 
    - using accrued time off
    - annual leave in advance, or
    - leave without pay.

The employee will be paid for any public holidays during the shutdown period that fall on days they would normally work.

Check [here](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/news/new-shutdown-rules-for-awards#which-awards-are-changing) to see if your award/s are impacted.

More information is available on the [Fairwork website](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/news/new-shutdown-rules-for-awards).

 

 

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