Working on a public holiday, in this case, extends to those on call, those working only part of a shift or being on call.
There are some restrictions around alternative holidays, meaning an employee can take the alternative holiday:. Also, provided no employment agreement is in place with any other stipulation around payment of alternative holidays, an employee is paid their relevant daily pay for the day taken as an alternative holiday.
An employee who ceases employment, or whose employment is terminated, is entitled to be paid out any alternative days they have not utilised by the time they conclude their employment. In this instance the payment must be agreed by both the employer and the employee and the payment is to be made as soon as practicable after the agreement has been finalised.
Every employee is entitled to 11 public holidays over the course of the year. The 11 days refer to the 10 fixed dates which are common right across the country, with one additional day being the Anniversary Day of the province in which the employee is based. Depending on where an employee is based, the local Anniversary day applies with all the entitlements of a public holiday. Anniversary days are generally observed in their respective province on the Monday closest to their official date, however this does vary.
The actual dates of Anniversary days in each province are:. While there are official dates of each Anniversary day, employers should be careful when determining employee public holiday pay rates , ensuring they recognise only the date this anniversary is to be observed.
Northern and Central Canterbury observe their Anniversary day on the second Friday after the first Tuesday in November whereas South Canterbury observe the fourth Monday in September Otago Anniversary day is perhaps the most complex of Anniversary days with no single day of observance.
Employers and employees are encouraged to rely on the employment agreement or regular custom or practice. Where no provision in the employment agreement exists, a mutually agreeable date should be determined Southland Anniversary day is celebrated on Easter Tuesday following an agreement reached between the three southern Mayors in For peace of mind around managing your employees on public holidays call day or night for advice and support.
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Te Puia, Rotorua. By Miles Holden. National public holidays These holidays are recognized nationwide and may or may not fall under the same dates every year. Read full Close. Easter Sunday is not a public holiday. If you open, you can pay your staff their normal wage. They are not owed an alternative paid holiday. Days in lieu alternative holidays. To decide if it's a day your employee would usually work, use the Otherwise working day calculator.
Transferring public holidays. Any employee can ask to transfer a public holiday to another day. You must: consider the request seriously unless you have a policy that prevents transferring public holidays put any agreement to transfer a public holiday in writing.
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