Instead, business owners are required to pay staff penalty rates on April 25 - this coming Saturday. 

Anzac Day remains unique among Australian gazetted holidays because unlike Easter, Christmas, Australia Day, the Queen's Birthday and Labour Day, April 25 does not automatically attract a weekday off when it falls on a weekend. 

The exception is Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory, who both deem the following Monday a public holiday. 

Bendigo Business Council chief executive Patrick Falconer said Anzac Day marked the landing of soldiers at Gallipoli and it was important to recognise their bravery on the actual day. 

"I think we sometimes lose sight of what (public holidays) mean. If we are going to have a remembrance day, we don't need to have a holiday two days later," Mr Falconer said. 

Epsom resident Abby Burns said she didn't believe Victoria needed a public holiday on the Monday to compensate for Anzac Day falling on a weekend. 

"Anzac Day is on Saturday, so Saturday should be the day everyone remembers the Anzacs," she said.

Victorians will get a public holiday on the Friday before the AFL grand final after Labor won the state election in November last year. 

Meanwhile, penalty rates are back in the spotlight after The Restaurant and Catering Association called for changes as part of the Fair Work Commission's review of minimum wage conditions.

Among the association's wishlist, put forward as part of a submission to the review, include removing the late-night loading that gives workers an extra 10 to 15 per cent per hour.

They also want standardised penalty rates across Saturday and Sunday through the industry.

The Fair Work Ombudsman encourages employers and employees who are unsure of the correct wage rates to visit www.fairwork.gov.au/publicholidays