The weather might be a bit iffy but put 11am tomorrow in your diary – it’s when we’ve been asked to pause for a minute’s silence to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. That will open the national memorial service at Parliament House in Canberra with our government leaders, governors, and most federal MPs and senators in attendance. But there are still many who are unhappy about the short-notice holiday. There will be protests calling for the abolishment of the monarchy. And the Australian Medical Association remains concerned, saying it expects 5,000 ­patients will have elective surgeries cancelled. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says he gets there will be an impact, but “this is an incredibly important day”. And many employers aren’t just worried about Thursday – it’s workers taking a sickie on Friday to turn it into an extended long weekend that they have their eye on… One study says a Friday fizzer could amount to a $460 million hit on productivity.