Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman explains how to take GTA 6 launch day off
Australia's workplace regulator used GTA 6 to explain leave rules: sick or carer's leave doesn't cover a game launch, but annual leave or agreed unpaid leave can.
GTA 6 has even reached workplace regulators. Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman published a light-hearted guide on social media about what workers can and cannot do if they want November 19 off to play, according to Video Games Chronicle, Dexerto and Meristation.
The regulator explained that a game launch is not a valid reason for sick leave, which is meant for when someone is unfit for work, nor for carer's, community service or parental leave. Its parental leave answer was a joke: a video game is not a child.
The options it pointed to are annual leave, which workers can request without explaining why, and unpaid leave agreed with the employer. In both cases the employer can say no, for example if too many people ask for the same day.
These rules apply to Australia; leave rules differ from country to country, so check your contract or your local labour authority. GTA 6 launches on November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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