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It's an interesting mindset; and I don't totally agree. Anyone has the freedom to to educate themselves, to not be one of the herd - to change their surroundings (eventually) - kids of course are mostly trapped in their surroundings with their parents until their teen years. I'll use golf as...

Yes; if your staff are casuals, you don't have to pay them if they don't work on public hols. If they are full-time, you have to pay them normal hours even though the shop is closed, or they get a penalty rate of time and a half if they have to work.

no, I have only one who part time now. He works overtime to fill in the rest of the hours required. Costs me more, but also allows me to pay less if the bottom falls out, and there is less in terms of sick leave, holiday pay, etc.

There is a lot of discussion in Melb at the moment about making the AFL Grand Final a public hol. Many folks say how great it will be, lots of spending and so forth..great for the economy, etc. But; for folks like me who operate a workshop - all these types of businesses where a public holiday...

Depends on where you sit. Employees - give me more. Employers - you've got plenty already, buddy. Public holidays and various other "free" (paid for not working) days are part of the slow death of the larger manufacturing and other industries in our Country which have shutdown/disappeared - or...