Queensland Premier Annastacia Palazcuk has proposed to turn Christmas Eve into part-day public holiday so Queenslanders receive penalty rates after 6pm.
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said workers will be better off since they will be able to request time off on Christmas Eve on more justified grounds.
Ms Palazcuk hopes to pass the law before Christmas Eve this year following a month-long public consultation, to become the third Australian state to make the change.