All business owners know that running a business is not easy. One of the challenges is managing their employees and creating a good work culture. The New Zealand government mandates this through public holidays. Businesses should only require employees to work on public holidays if specified in the employment agreement. This article will explain holiday pay and whether your employee is entitled to it on a public holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holiday pay<\/a> is a type of pay you can grant employees who have not worked for your business for over 12 months. This is relevant because those employees are not yet entitled to annual leave. As an employer, you cannot pay your employees holiday pay unless they quit or are on a casual contract<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once an employee has worked in your business for 12 months, you grant them annual leave. At this stage, holiday pay is not applicable. Holiday pay is usually 8% of an employee\u2019s gross earnings in New Zealand. This amount is only paid to employees if their employment ends before they accrue annual leave entitlements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are currently 11 public holidays in New Zealand each year. These public holidays<\/a> are recognised in the Holidays Act 2003<\/em>. You must not require your employee to work on a public holiday unless:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some examples of public holidays include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, public holidays may be \u2018Mondayised\u2019. This means a public holiday that falls on the weekend will be observed the following Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\nWhat is a Public Holiday?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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