Best time to leave job

[Builder]

I see from some IPASS notes re public holidays that if an employee leaves his employment within 7 days before a public holiday falls then the employer is supposed to pay the ex-employee. It also states that when an employee starts new employment they are entitled immediately to the public holiday. So if a public holiday falls on a Monday and an employee leave one employment say the previous Wednesday and starts his new job on Friday does he receive payment twice for the Public Holiday. I rang Dept. of Ent. Trade & Empl. and the gentleman said the on checking his book it looked liked the above was true. I am a bit surprised that this could be so.

 

[Miner]

In order for an employee to be entitled to a public holiday the employee must have worked for the employer at least 40 hours during the period of 5 weeks ending on the day before the public holiday. So from this it seems that your first statement could be true, but it also dismisses your second.

 

[Builder]

The 40hr rule over 5 weeks only applies to part time workers. A full time employee is immediately entitled to public holiday.