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Experts have revealed how to triple your leave in 2019 by strategically planning
Scheduling time off around public holidays could increase 17 annual leave days to a staggering 45
Christmas and Easter are the best opportunities for increasing your leave and taking an extended break

By Emilia Mazza For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:01 EST, 22 November 2018 | Updated: 00:01 EST, 22 November 2018

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For many Australians, four weeks of annual workplace leave is simply not enough.

Thankfully, with some careful planning around public holidays, you may be able to turn 17 days of scheduled leave into 45 days of holidays in 2019.

According to Insure and Go, the biggest leave gain to be made in 2019 is by booking leave around Christmas. With seven days of leave, it's possible to create a 17 day break here.

Experts from insureandgo.com have revealed how it's possibly to potentially triple your holiday time in 2019 (stock image

This is because Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are all mid-week public holidays

Schedule annual leave for 20th, 23rd and 24th of December as well as 27th December and again on 30th and 31st and 3rd of January.

Your next big opportunity for a major break falls around Easter.

Next year, the Easter long weekend will be from Friday 19 April to Monday 22 April in all States, with Anzac Day following just two days later on Thursday 25 April.

With two public holidays occurring in one week, you can extend your holiday to 10 days – from Friday 19 April to Sunday 28 April inclusive – just by taking three days of annual leave.

The biggest leave gain to be made in 2019 is by booking leave around Christmas where with seven days of leave, it's possible to create a stunning 17 day break (stock image)

If you are considering a mid-year break, plan a vacation around the May public holidays.

The hack, which only applies to residents in Queensland and the Northern Territory, extends out the Easter Break by including a May 6 public holiday.

Taking leave from Friday 19 April to Monday May 6 gives you a sweet 18 days off work to travel abroad with just eight days of annual leave off work.

Hacks to maximise your holiday days:

The 10-day Australia Day hack: Next year, the Australia Day public holiday falls on Monday 28 January in all states. With January usually the quietest working month, it can be a good time to extend that long weekend to a longer break and head overseas. Enjoy a 10-day holiday by combining the public holiday with two weekends and five days of annual leave from, say, Friday 25 January to Friday 1 February inclusive.

The four-day weekend hack: With the Labour Day and Queen’s Birthday public holidays each falling on a Monday, you can turn those long weekends into four-day interstate holidays by simply taking the Friday off. Residents in Victoria, the ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory can do this more often, as they have additional public holidays on a Monday or Friday.

The 10-day Easter holiday hack: Next year, the Easter long weekend will be from Friday 19 April to Monday 22 April in all States. Anzac Day follows two days after – on Thursday 25 April. With two public holidays occurring in one week, this is an opportunity to extend your holiday to 10 days – from Friday 19 April to Sunday 28 April inclusive – just by taking three days of annual leave. School holidays take place during this period in all States.

The 18-day April-May holiday hack: Residents in Queensland and NT wanting to extend their 10-day Easter holiday can combine their Monday May 6 public holiday with the Easter holiday hack, to give them an extended holiday from Friday 19 April to Monday May 6. Eighteen days off to travel abroad, with just eight days of annual leave off work.

The 17-day May-June holiday hack: ACT residents enjoy a public holiday on Monday 27 May (Reconciliation Day). With two public holidays in around two weeks and three weekends around those days, ACT workers can enjoy a 17-day holiday (Saturday 25 May to Monday 10 June inclusive) with just nine days of annual leave. That’s almost double the amount of time off for half the annual leave.

The mid-week public holiday hack: When public holidays fall mid-week, why not take annual leave on the days before or after, combine it with the weekend, and take a mini getaway. For instance, Victorians can take Monday 4 November off work – right before Melbourne Cup Day – to enjoy a four-day weekend. Brisbane residents could take two days of annual leave before or after Ekka Day on 14 August to enjoy a five-day holiday. For those that have more annual leave to spare, why not take all four days off to have a nine-day break in total.

The 2019 Christmas holiday hack: Australians can create a 17-day holiday – from Friday 20 December to Monday 6 January by taking just seven days of annual leave. With Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday next year, why not take Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th – and perhaps even on Friday the 20th – off work, when it’s very likely to be quiet at work. This holiday also takes advantage of Boxing Day falling on a Thursday and New Year’s Day the following Wednesday.