Annual leave and paid holidays

Annual leave

Adobe provides time off so you can relax and recharge. Please make arrangements with your manager before taking time off.

How much you earn

As a full-time employee, you earn 20 days of annual leave each year. It’s accrued on a monthly basis. Adobe encourages you to use your full annual leave each year to rest and rejuvenate.

Schedule your annual leave in advance with your manager, then submit your request through Workday.

Company shutdown

Adobe takes one company-wide shutdown each year in December. The dates for the 2024 shutdown are:

  • 27 December
  • 30 December
  • 31 December

All employees must use three days of their annual leave for the shutdown.

Paid holidays 2024

Adobe Australia observes the statutory holidays. Hence, the holiday schedules are different for the various regions.

Australian Capital Territory

DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryAustralia Day
11 MarchCanberra Day
29 MarchGood Friday
1 AprilEaster Monday
25 AprilAnzac Day
27 MayReconciliation Day
10 JuneKing’s Birthday
7 OctoberLabour Day
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing Day
27 DecemberPTO
30 DecemberPTO
31 DecemberPTO
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day 2025

New South Wales

DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryAustralia Day
29 MarchGood Friday
1 AprilEaster Monday
25 AprilAnzac Day
10 JuneKing’s Birthday
7 OctoberLabour Day
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing Day
27 DecemberPTO
30 DecemberPTO
31 DecemberPTO
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day 2025

Queensland

DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryAustralia Day
29 MarchGood Friday
1 AprilEaster Monday
25 AprilAnzac Day
6 MayLabour Day
14 AugustRoyal Queensland Show
7 OctoberKing’s Birthday
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing Day
27 DecemberPTO
30 DecemberPTO
31 DecemberPTO
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day 2025

South Australia

DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryAustralia Day
11 MarchAdelaide Cup Day
29 MarchGood Friday
1 AprilEaster Monday
25 AprilAnzac Day
10 JuneKing’s Birthday
7 OctoberLabour Day
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing/Proclamation Day
27 DecemberPTO
30 DecemberPTO
31 DecemberPTO
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day 2025

Victoria

DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryAustralia Day
11 MarchLabour Day
29 MarchGood Friday
1 AprilEaster Monday
25 AprilAnzac Day
10 JuneKing’s Birthday
Subject to AFL ScheduleFriday before the AFL Grand Final
5 NovemberMelbourne Cup Day
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing Day
27 DecemberPTO
30 DecemberPTO
31 DecemberPTO
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day 2025

Western Australia

DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryAustralia Day
4 MarchLabour Day
29 MarchGood Friday
1 AprilEaster Monday
25 AprilAnzac Day
3 JuneWestern Australia Day
23 SeptemberKing’s Birthday
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing Day
27 DecemberPTO
30 DecemberPTO
31 DecemberPTO
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day 2025

Global wellbeing days

We hope you use this time for taking a break, giving back, thinking creatively, or whatever else you may need to do to take care of yourself.

2024

Friday 9 February
Friday 29 March
Monday 6 May
Monday 1 July
Friday 20 September
Friday 25 October