# Australia’s government explains your rights to take GTA 6 launch day off

> Australia’s workplace watchdog clarifies unpaid leave rules for GTA 6 launch day.
- Title: Australia’s government explains your rights to take GTA 6…
- Summary: Australia’s workplace watchdog clarifies unpaid leave rules for GTA 6 launch day. Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman states video games don’t qualify for…
- Keywords: australia, gta 6, fair work ombudsman, unpaid leave, national employment standards, parental leave, video game, launch day, gaming, sports, government, explains
- Source: Dexerto — https://dexerto.com/gta/australias-government-explains-your-rights-to-take-gta-6-launch-day-off-3416674
- Author: Cande Maldonado
- Published: 2026-10-08T16:46:46+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: australia, gta 6, fair work ombudsman, unpaid leave, national employment standards, parental leave, video game, launch day, gaming, sports
## Workplace watchdog posts GTA 6 ultrasound
Australia’s workplace watchdog emblazoned an ultrasound screen with GTA 6 this week to explain employment law.
## GTA 6 launch day approaches
The November 19 launch started swallowing calendars whole as a California car company paused operations and NBA star Steven Adams predicted sports leagues would plummet.

> plummet
## Unpaid leave rules for GTA 6
The Fair Work Ombudsman posted an Instagram carousel asking readers to pretend GTA 6 was coming out tomorrow with no paid leave left to play it on launch day.
## Unpaid entitlements don’t cover games
Unpaid carer’s leave covers sick or injured family members but not a video game on a bed with a hand hovering to check for fever, and the Ombudsman admitted it wouldn’t apply.

> a copy of GTA 6 tucked into bed with a hand hovering over it to check for a fever
## Parental leave doesn’t apply
The regulator shut down parental leave with the line: 'Though it’s been in the oven for a while, a video game isn’t a child.'

> Though it’s been in the oven for a while, a video game isn’t a child
## Key takeaway

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman states video games don’t qualify for parental leave under national employment standards.