November 19, 2026, might well end up setting records when it comes to the number of people calling in sick to work because they want to stay home and play GTA 6. The trick is to try and not make it too obvious, and the Australian government wants to make sure its citizens know all of the official avenues they can take to get November 19 off work.
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman floated the hypothetical scenario on Instagram that GTA 6 is releasing tomorrow, but you’re all out of paid leave. Should that be the case for you when GTA 6 does arrive, the government arm has suggested four ways you can get unpaid leave for the day to make sure you don’t suffer from the biggest bout of FOMO in video game history.
“In some situations, you have a specific right to unpaid leave under the National Employment Standards,” slide two of Fair Work’s GTA 6 post reads. “The question to ask yourself when it comes to unpaid leave is: Why do I need the time off?”
Option number one actually provides up to two days of unpaid leave: Someone you care for needs you. In this instance, the...
