{"id":2375,"date":"2020-12-24T11:40:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T01:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nz.legalvision.com.au\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2021-02-26T18:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T05:29:54","slug":"do-i-have-to-pay-penal-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/employment\/do-i-have-to-pay-penal-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Have to Pay Penal Rates in New Zealand?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an employer, you will have to pay penal rates in some circumstances. A penal rate is when you pay an employee an extra amount on top of their wage or salary for working a particular day or \u2018class\u2019 of days, most commonly public holidays<\/a> or weekends. However, these penal rates are generally set out in employment agreements or agreed with a union in the process of negotiating a collective agreement. For that reason, you may have some control over the level or amount of penal rates your company will have to pay. There is a lot of uncertainty around penal rates. This article will clearly explain:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n