Easter Sunday will be established as a public holiday in Western Australia, the WA Government has announced today.
The changes have been introduced by the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2021 and will commence early in 2022. In 2022, Easter Sunday will fall on April 17.
“The Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972, which specifies public holidays for Western Australia, will be amended to make Easter Sunday a public holiday,” the Government said in a statement today.
“This will bring Western Australia into alignment with Victoria, NSW, Queensland and the ACT, which all observe Easter Sunday as a public holiday.”
For employers and employees in the state industrial relations system, the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 will be amended to recognise Easter Sunday as a public holiday. This will ensure that full time and part time employees who are not required to work on Easter Sunday, solely because that day is a public holiday, will be entitled to their usual pay.
