Easter Sunday public holiday legislation to be decided this week

This week the Parliament will debate important legislation to make Easter Sunday a public holiday in Tasmania and bring our state into line with the rest of the nation.

Labor is pushing for this change to help workers with the cost-of-living, and we are urging all members of Parliament to support it.

Tasmania is currently the only state in the country where Easter Sunday is not recognised as a public holiday. Thousands of Tasmanian workers are missing out on fair pay and conditions, and Premier Rockliff and Eric Abetz are standing in the way of change.

When most Tasmanians are spending the day with their families, Easter Sunday workers are keeping our state running.

Easter Sunday is part of the Easter holiday – it’s time our laws reflected that, and time those working on Easter Sunday start getting fair recognition.

Labor is focused on practical changes that make a real difference in people’s lives, particularly when it comes to the cost-of-living.

It’s extremely disappointing that the Liberals don’t think workers should be given the same pay in recognition of the work they do as in every other state in the country.