IT'S the story your boss doesn't want you to read.

WA workers can take three days of annual leave for a 10-day, work-free windfall in April, thanks to a proliferation of public holidays.

The stars have aligned for employees in the 2014 calendar, with Good Friday falling on April 18, followed by Easter Monday on April 21 and the Anzac Day public holiday just four days later, on Friday April 25.

When weekends are factored in, workers who take three days annual leave on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday can have 10 days off in a row.

The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the April public holiday period is normally more spaced out.

This year's trifecta is likely to encourage many employees to take an extended break.

CCI manager of employee relations Paul Moss said: "Many businesses still operate over the Easter and Anzac Day period and will require the right amount of staff to cover demand over this period.

"We encourage employees to let their managers know as early as possible of any leave intentions over this time.''

Mr Moss urged workers who wanted the 10-day break not to call in sick but to organise leave in advance, if their employer agreed.

"Employees not organising ahead and taking unscheduled leave can cause considerable strain on businesses and the staff left to fill the void,'' he said.

Perth welder Harley Fry, 22, said he planned to ask his boss for three days leave and take a 10-day holiday to Bremer Bay on WA's south coast with his partner, 20-year-old receptionist Georgina Davies, and her sister Emily, 22.

"Ten days of fishing and surfing. That would be gold," he said.

"You've got to get away from the city when you have the chance, and you can't beat an opportunity like this.".

Georgina agreed. "It's not every day you can ask for three days off and get a 10-day holiday," she said.

"It sounds too good to be true."

The Australia Day public holiday on Monday, January 27 will mark the first non-festive season long weekend of the year.

Then it's just over a month until the Labour Day long weekend with its public holiday on Monday, March 3.

After the Easter and Anzac Day bonanza of public holidays in April, WA Day will provide another long weekend in June, to be followed by the Queen's Birthday long weekend at the end of September.

The Department of Commerce says most full-time employees receive 10 public holidays a year.

Part-time employees receive public holidays if the day falls on a day they would otherwise have worked.

Casual employees are not entitled to paid public holidays.

To check your public holiday entitlements, call Wageline on 1300 655 266.

10 DAYS OFF FOR THE PRICE OF THREE

Friday, April 18: Good Friday

Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20: Weekend

Monday, April 21: Easter Monday

Tuesday, April 22 - Thursday, April 24: Workers could take annual leave

Friday, April 25: Anzac Day

Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27: Weekend