Its often handy to quickly work out exactly how many working days there are in a year.
It’s easy enough to work out with a few simple calculations, and below we show you exactly how to work through this and show examples.
Australia and NZ are very similar however Australia does tend to vary a little between states, so it pays to check carefully.
NZ 4 Weeks Holiday a Year
For those with 4 weeks holiday a year the formula is simple
52 Weeks times 5 days a week = 260 days
Less 20 days annual leave = 240 days
Less 11 statutory holidays = 229 Days a Year
Aus 4 Weeks Holiday a Year
52 Weeks times 5 days a week = 260 days
Less 20 days annual leave = 240 days
Less 11 statutory holidays = 229 Days a Year
Note: Each state is slightly different, you can check out each states statutory holidays here.. http://www.australia.gov.au/Public_Holidays
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1 tt // Oct 24, 2008 at 7:56 am
interesting! thanks for adding this too
2 x // May 28, 2009 at 8:21 am
But there are slightly more than 52 weeks in a year. 52 x 7 = 364 and there are 365 or 366 days in a year depending on whether it’s a leap year or not. The number of work days depends on if those extra two days are weekend/holidays or not.
3 Haiden // Sep 25, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Is statuory, meant to be statutory?
4 Benny // Sep 26, 2011 at 10:40 am
So how many days a year are worked when working an 8 day on, 6 days off roster?
5 Rob StGeorge // Sep 26, 2011 at 6:56 pm
I haven’t worked that one out yet, if you feel like crunching the numbers let me know what you come up with and I can add it to the article!
6 ozjh // Dec 5, 2011 at 10:04 am
Don’t forget you lose the 2 weeks over xmas / new year which makes it more like 220 days
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