Yes, we still have four more months to go before the new year, but if you want to get the maximum time off in 2023 (who doesn’t?), now’s the time to start thinking about it. Because while we’re entitled to 20 days of annual leave per year, if you’re strategic with them, and willing to take off an extra two days, you can turn 22 days into a whopping 57.
How, you ask? Well, we’ve spent hours poring over a calendar, doing the holiday hacking for you.
Below, we’re letting you in on the secret, and sharing the exact dates you should take off, effectively allowing you to more than double your annual leave in 2023.
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December 2022/January 2023
Book three days of annual leave for a 10-day holiday.
Make the most of the Christmas and New Year break by booking three days of annual leave in the week that follows the festive season. Because Christmas and New Year’s Day falls on a weekend in 2022, we’re given three public holidays – for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day – during the week instead.
Travel between:
Saturday, December 24 – Monday, January 2
Book these dates:
Wednesday, December 28
Thursday, December 29
Friday, December 30
January 2023
Book four days of annual leave for a nine-day holiday.
Book cleverly around the Australia Day public holiday, which, this year, falls on a Thursday, by taking annual leave either side.
Travel between:
Saturday, January 21 – Sunday, January 29
Book these dates:
Monday, January 23
Tuesday, January 24
Wednesday, January 25
Friday, January 27
April 2023
Book four days off around Easter for a 10-day holiday. Or book 11 days off for a 19-day holiday.
Make the most of the last warm days by booking time off around Good Friday and Easter Monday to get an extended break. Or book around Easter and Anzac Day to get over half a month off.
Travel between:
Friday, April 7 – Tuesday, April 25
Book these dates:
Tuesday, April 11
Wednesday, April 12
Thursday, April 13
Friday, April 14
Monday, April 17
Tuesday, April 18
Wednesday, April 19
Thursday, April 20
Friday, April 21
Monday, April 24
June 2023
Book four days of annual leave for a nine-day holiday. (This one goes for all states except QLD and WA.)
Book annual leave on the days following the Queen’s Birthday public holiday.
Travel between:
Saturday, June 10 – Sunday, June 18
Book these dates:
Tuesday, June 13
Wednesday, June 14
Thursday, June 15
Friday, June 16
December 2023/January 2024
Book three days of annual leave for a 10-day holiday.
The festive period is brimming with travel opportunities. Get in quick before your colleagues and book these dates for a generous break.
Travel between:
Saturday, December 23 – Monday, January 1
Book these dates:
Wednesday, December 27
Thursday, December 28
Friday, December 29
Expert tip: Take off the rest of the week after Monday, January 1 to make it a 16-day holiday.
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