This year Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on a Friday, and Boxing Day and 2 January fall on a Saturday.

There are no special rules for Christmas Day or New Year’s Day this year; these public holidays are observed on the days they fall. Special rules will apply to Boxing Day and 2 January because they fall on a Saturday.

For employees who normally work on a Saturday, Boxing Day and 2 January are observed on that day. For employees who normally do not work on a Saturday, Boxing Day and 2 January are transferred to the following Monday (28 December 2009 and 4 January 2010), if Monday would be a normal working day for the employee.

Use our Holidays Online Tool to work out entitlements for public holidays.

View more information on public holiday at the following links

·         General Entitlements

·         Payment

·         Time and a Half for Time Worked

·         Calculating Payment for Public Holidays – \”Relevant Daily Pay\”

·         Alternative Holidays (Days in Lieu)  

·         Working on a Public Holiday

·         Shop opening hours

·         Entitlements for Employees Working Shifts or On Call

·         Entitlements for employees working shifts that cross midnight

 

For information on annual leave visit www.ers.dol.govt.nz/holidays