NZ Holiday Pay Calculator & Employee Reply under the Holidays Act 2003

For New Zealand employers, payroll officers and HR advisers: a worked holiday pay calculation (ordinary weekly pay vs average weekly earnings, public holidays and alternative holidays) and a clear, friendly reply letter to the employee who raised the query.

Use cases

• A distributor checking a warehouse worker's claim that annual leave pay ignored regular overtime.
• A café owner working out time and a half and the alternative holiday for staff who worked Labour Day.
• An HR adviser preparing a clear written answer before an employee goes to Employment New Zealand.