How to Manage Public Holidays

All public holidays are pre-set in the system each year. These include national NZ holidays (such as Waitangi Day and Queen's Birthday) and local, regional public holidays (e.g. anniversary days). Please review your "Company Leave Settings" and "Employee Leave Settings" to ensure these are set correctly.


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When paying your employees (or not) for days legislated as public holidays there are four possible scenarios to consider.
1. They would normally work on the day, and they did not work.
Employee is paid at their normal rate: Set "Default Hours" to the normal working hours (if not already set), and "Worked Hours" to "0".
2. They would normally work on the day, and they did work.
Employee is granted an alternative holiday (a day-in-lieu), and paid at time and a half: Set "Default Hours" to the normal working hours (if not already set), and "Worked Hours" to the hours they worked.

3. They would not normally work on the day, and they did not work.
No pay: Set "Default Hours" and "Worked Hours" to "0".

4. They would not normally work on the day, and they did work.
Employee is paid at time and a half: Set "Default Hours" to "0", and "Worked Hours" to the hours worked.

Click here to find out how to manage public holidays falling on weekends.