{"id":246866,"date":"2023-01-09T16:12:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=126869"},"modified":"2023-01-09T16:12:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T14:12:08","slug":"2023-holiday-cheat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/2023-holiday-cheat-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Holiday Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-holiday-cheat-sheet.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-holiday-cheat-sheet.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>How to Turn 15 days of Annual Leave into 44 Days Off!<\/p>\n<p>South Africans are, undoubtedly, some of the hardest working employees worldwide, with some reports ranking South Africa at the fourth-highest position on the list of countries where employees work more than 50 hours a week.<\/p>\n<p>With most employees entitled to just 15 days of paid leave per year, and some companies stipulating that you must take the bulk of that leave over the annual shutdown period (usually mid to end December), the result is eleven long months of all work and no play. But it doesn\u2019t have to be!<\/p>\n<p>Shaun Lamont, Managing Director of First Group Hotels and Resorts believes that nobody can function at their best when they are exhausted and in need of a break. But short of taking unpaid leave (which isn\u2019t an option for most), how can you get away for some R and R more often than once a year? Shaun explains that by cleverly applying for a day\u2019s leave here and there, you can take full advantage of the days you are given to carve out the much-needed downtime you deserve and work hard for.<\/p>\n<p>Shaun offers these Annual Leave hacks that will help relax more and work less in 2024:<\/p>\n<p>March:<\/p>\n<p>Need some time off sooner than Easter? Look no further than Monday 21 March, Human Right\u2019s Day. Take off the previous Friday (17 March) and the Monday (20 March) and get five days off, for the price of two!<\/p>\n<p>Human Right\u2019s Day: 21 March<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Dates: 17 March \u2013 21 March<\/p>\n<p>Days to take leave: Friday, 17 March; Monday, 20 March<\/p>\n<p>Days off:<\/p>\n<p>2 days leave<br \/>5 days off<\/p>\n<p>April\/May<\/p>\n<p>Score an extra-long weekend over Easter, simply by taking two days leave on either side of the Easter weekend \u2013 prior to Good Friday (6 April) and\/or after Family Day\/Easter Monday (11 April).<\/p>\n<p>Easter: 7 \u2013 10 April<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Dates: 6 April \u2013 11 April<\/p>\n<p>Days to take leave: Thursday, 6 April; Tuesday, 11 April<\/p>\n<p>Days off:<\/p>\n<p>2 days leave<br \/>6 days off<\/p>\n<p>With Freedom Day (27 April) falling on a Thursday, if you take leave on 28 April you\u2019ll get five days off, as Worker\u2019s Day, 1 May is also a holiday!<\/p>\n<p>Freedom Day: 27 April<\/p>\n<p>Worker\u2019s Day: 1 May<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Dates: 27 April \u2013 1 May<\/p>\n<p>Day to take leave: Friday, 28 April<\/p>\n<p>Days off:<\/p>\n<p>1-day leave<br \/>5 days off<\/p>\n<p>June<\/p>\n<p>Youth Day falls on a Friday (16 June), so take Thursday (15 June) and Monday (19 June) off to celebrate another five-day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Youth Day: 16 June<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Dates: 15 June \u2013 19 June<\/p>\n<p>Days to take leave: Thursday, 15 June; Monday, 19 June<\/p>\n<p>Days off:<\/p>\n<p>2 days leave<br \/>5 days off<\/p>\n<p>August<\/p>\n<p>Apply for leave for Thursday and Friday (10 -11 August) as 9 August is National Women\u2019s Day, so you\u2019ll get ANOTHER five-day stretch here.<\/p>\n<p>National Women\u2019s Day: 9 August<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Dates: 9 August \u2013 13 August<\/p>\n<p>Days to take leave: Thursday 10 August and Friday, 11 August<\/p>\n<p>Days off:<\/p>\n<p>2 days leave<br \/>5 days off<\/p>\n<p>December<\/p>\n<p>Business note shutting down in December? You can take five annual leave days (15 December \u2013 18 December; 23 December \u2013 1 January 2024) and enjoy a two-week holiday!<\/p>\n<p>Reconciliation Day: 16 December<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Day: 25 December<\/p>\n<p>Boxing Day: 26 December<\/p>\n<p>New Year\u2019s Day: 1 January 2024<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Dates: 15 December \u2013 18 December and 23 December to 1 January 2024<\/p>\n<p>Days to take leave: 15 December and 18 December; 27 December \u2013 29 December<\/p>\n<p>Days off:<\/p>\n<p>5 days leave<br \/>14 days off<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy simply squeezing the most out of our public holidays, you can easily craft lovely long weekends that are sure to be filled with magical, lasting memories. You work hard for your leave, shouldn\u2019t your leave work hard for you?\u201d Shaun concludes.<\/p>\n<p>For great ideas of where to enjoy your hard-earned leave, visit www.firstgroup-sa.co.za.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">41<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/2023-holiday-cheat-sheet\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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