Paying leave and holidays
Different types of leave and holidays must be paid with different methods. This section explains how explain how to calculate and pay your employees correctly based on the type of leave or holiday they are taking.
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| What annual leave is and how to pay it. | |
| How to pay annual leave to casual employees. | |
| How to pay your employee when they request to be paid rather than take leave. | |
| How to pay a public holiday in different scenarios. | |
| Pay employees during annual compulsory closedowns | How to pay employees for leave entitlement during a closedown period. |
| How to pay a public holiday while your business is closed for a period. | |
| When an employee is entitled to a public holiday, how to grant it, and how to pay it. | |
How to make a one off payment when you are paying an amount that falls outside of your regular pay run. | |
| How to create an Employee Leave Profile to track and anticipate your employees' leave entitlements. | |
| How to open the Leave Owing report to get an estimate of the holiday pay owing to your staff. | |
| How to use the leave calendar to record sick leave, annual leave, bereavement leave, and alternative holidays. | |
The Holidays Act 2003 defines the holiday and leave entitlements employees hold in New Zealand. | |
| An explanation of which types of holiday pay are taxed at a higher rate than other types. | |
| How to pay out leave and holiday pay in an employee's final paycheck. | |
| Pay annual leave to casual employees4 | Pay rates for sick leave taken on a public holiday. |