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Sep 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns content-flex is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sticky-downloadable-title has-light-violet-50-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24)\"><h1 class=\"blog-template-title wp-block-post-title\">Holiday Pay New Zealand: Guide for employers<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size\">Published<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-sm-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-08T01:08:40+00:00\">8 Sep 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p>The Holidays Act 2003 is the cornerstone of employment in New Zealand. It covers leave entitlements for employees, as well as how they should be paid for that leave and what\u2019s required in employment agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.govt.nz\/act\/public\/2003\/0129\/latest\/whole.html#DLM237183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">huge document<\/a>\u2026 so why is it so complicated? Employers all over New Zealand have been <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.co.nz\/2024\/03\/20\/nzs-confusing-and-complicated-holiday-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clamouring for more clarity<\/a> around the murky guidelines of the Act. That clarity is still in the works, but in the meantime, we can be across the current rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve created a factsheet that covers how to calculate leave and holiday pay, so you can feel more confident when paying your employees.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s in the guide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the guide, you\u2019ll find information on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark\">\n<li>How to calculate holiday pay in NZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the key definitions you need to be across<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record keeping obligations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How 91爆料 can help support your business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download the factsheet now by filling out the form on the right.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to calculate holiday pay in NZ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting holiday pay right can be challenging. There\u2019s plenty at stake too, with significant financial penalties of up to <a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.govt.nz\/act\/public\/2003\/0129\/latest\/DLM237183.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$20,000 for miscalculations<\/a>. We\u2019ve collected the key information you need in our factsheet, including pay definitions and a guide to the main calculations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve also added a summary below for annual leave and public holiday calculations. This is just a top level view, without the additional details available in the factsheet.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculating pay for annual leave<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When an employee takes annual leave, their annual holiday pay is at least the greater of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Their ordinary weekly pay (OWP) as at the beginning of the annual holiday, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their average weekly earnings (AWE) for the 12 months immediately before the end of the last pay period before the annual holiday is taken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ordinary Weekly Pay (OWP) is the amount of pay an employee receives for an ordinary working week. If the OWP can\u2019t be determined, you can calculate the OWP by taking the gross earnings for the last 4 weeks and dividing that by 4.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To calculate AWE, take the employee\u2019s gross earnings over the 12 months leading up to the last pay period before the annual holiday and divide that figure by 52. If the employee has been employed for less than 12 months, their AWE is the weekly average of their gross earnings for the time they have been employed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculating pay for public holidays<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The employee is paid the Relevant Daily Pay (RDP) for each day they are off, or ADP if their RDP can\u2019t be calculated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Relevant Daily Pay (RDP) is the amount of pay an employee would have received if they had worked on a particular day. For a salaried employee, this is typically their standard daily rate. For a waged employee, it is the number of hours they would have worked on that day multiplied by their hourly rate, plus any regular allowances they would have received.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To calculate ADP, take the employee&#8217;s gross earnings over the 52 weeks prior to the public holiday and divide that amount by the number of days they worked in that period.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/image2.webp\" alt=\"Two women collaborate at a wooden table, smiling as they look at a laptop. One wears a blue top, the other white. 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It\u2019s among a number of different leave payments that employers must make when an eligible employee takes paid leave.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is holiday pay taxable in New Zealand?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Holiday pay is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ird.govt.nz\/employing-staff\/deductions-from-income\/taxing-holiday-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taxable by Inland Revenue<\/a> and it should be included as earnings when paid to an employee. It\u2019s subject to standard wage deductions, including PAYE, ACC levies, student loan repayments and KiwiSaver.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual leave entitlements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees are entitled to four weeks of <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/blog\/understanding-accrued-leave-in-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual leave<\/a> after 12 months of continuous employment for a single employer. They can take this leave in advance if mutually agreed with their employer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In limited circumstances, some employees may be paid holiday pay at the rate of not less than 8% of their gross earnings with their regular pay, instead of being provided with four weeks of annual leave each year. This is if the employee works so intermittently or irregularly that it is impractical for the employer to provide them with four weeks\u2019 annual holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public holiday entitlements&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees get a paid day off on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employment.govt.nz\/leave-and-holidays\/public-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public holidays<\/a> if it\u2019s otherwise a working day for them and are entitled to a maximum of 12 public holidays a year. 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