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Employment Leave New Zealand

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The Holidays Act 2003, every NZ leave type, and the Employment Leave Act that replaces it in 2028 — explained in plain English.

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NZ leave calculators

The same logic our software runs, turned into free tools anyone can use. Built for the Holidays Act 2003 and ready for the 2028 changes.

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NZ Public Holiday Decision TreeThe complete public holiday check in one interactive tree: which date the holiday falls on for the employee (Mondayisation), then time and a half, alternative holidays, RDP or ADP, with the path shown. Open NZ public holidays by regionPick your region and year to see every public holiday that applies to you, with Mondayised and Tuesdayised dates clearly flagged. Open Otherwise working day calculatorEnter an employee's work pattern (or their last 13 weeks) and a date or public holiday. Find out whether it is an otherwise working day and what they are entitled to. Open Public holiday pay calculatorAnswer three questions and get the exact entitlement: time and a half, alternative holiday, relevant daily pay or average daily pay — with the dollar amount. Open
NZ leave calculatorWork out annual leave, sick leave and alternative holidays owing for an employee under the Holidays Act. Soon

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