Minister questions Good Friday holiday

Minister questions Good Friday holiday (From ABC News Australia)

I agree! I would prefer to have an extra 4 days paid annual leave and choose which days to take it myself.

OR

How about 5 days per year paid 'Observance' leave. (I am leaving National Day, New Year, etc out of this but adding the Queen's birthday in - nothing against the Queen, but she is a private citizen mostly these days).

Specify the 5 days required at the start of the work contract (revisable every 12 months or on contract renewal, otherwise rolls over automatically).

Traditionalists can choose the existing holidays.
Christians can choose Good Friday, Easter, X-mas, Boxing day, one other.
Muslims can choose whatever their major festivals are.
Buddhists same.
[insert religion here] same.
Asians might like Spring and Autumn Festivals amongst others.
Atheists can have Darwin's Birthday, Isac Newton's Birthday, etc.
Narcissists can have their own birthday, and other special personal days. ;-)
Pragmatists could have their 5 days before or after their regular annual leave. ;-)

THAT'S multiculturalism! It also means the businesses can staff around such leave (assuming they have a sufficiently diverse workforce) and save on overtime wages for public holidays. Emergency services can schedule rosters same, which I think is more significant - why shouldn't out ES people have their special days off? Again, a culturally diverse workforce would be advantageous to work this.

As per present overtime rates would apply if someone is asked to work on an observance day, and they should have a right to refuse.