A rostered day off. Many electrical and construction agreements set a 36 or 38 hour week, worked as longer days, and the accrued time is taken as an RDO. Unions and industry bodies publish a calendar each year so a whole site takes the same days.

Which calendar should I follow?

The one your enterprise agreement or award points to. These pages use the electrical union calendar where one is published (ETU or CEPU), and the CFMEU construction calendar for Tasmania and the Northern Territory where no electrical calendar exists. Your employer has the final say.

Can I add my RDOs to my phone calendar?

Yes. Each state page has a download button that saves every RDO as an .ics file, which opens in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook. The events are all-day and marked free, so they do not block your time.

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RDO calendars 2026

Every 2026 rostered day off for electricians in each state and territory, from the union and industry calendars. See your next RDO, the full year, public holidays and shutdowns, and add them all to your phone calendar.

Where the dates come from

The RDOs, shutdowns and industry days are read from each published calendar by DataQuoll, and public holidays are checked against the Fair Work Ombudsman list. Where a poster and the official list disagree, the state page says so. Each page links the original calendar. Snapshot taken 28 October 2026; the 2027 calendars will be added once they are published.

Questions

What is an RDO?: A rostered day off. Many electrical and construction agreements set a 36 or 38 hour week, worked as longer days, and the accrued time is taken as an RDO. Unions and industry bodies publish a calendar each year so a whole site takes the same days.
Which calendar should I follow?: The one your enterprise agreement or award points to. These pages use the electrical union calendar where one is published (ETU or CEPU), and the CFMEU construction calendar for Tasmania and the Northern Territory where no electrical calendar exists. Your employer has the final say.
Can I add my RDOs to my phone calendar?: Yes. Each state page has a download button that saves every RDO as an .ics file, which opens in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook. The events are all-day and marked free, so they do not block your time.