Monday February 6th 2017 is the Public Holiday Waitangi Day.
If the Employee works on any part of a public holiday the Employee
will be paid time and a half for the actual hours worked. *(see below
for the exact definition)
If the Employee works on a
public holiday and that day would be the Employee's normal day of work,
(i.e. 'an otherwise working day'**) then in addition to payment for
the above at 'time and a half', the Employee is entitled to an
alternative holiday (which will be paid, when taken, at the Employee's
relevant daily pay for the day off).
If the Employee does
not work on a public holiday and the Employee was not due to work that
day, (i.e. not an 'otherwise working day') then the Employee is not
entitled to any payment for that day and is not entitled to an
alternative holiday.
An Employer may require an Employee to
work on a public holiday if the public holiday falls on a day that
would 'otherwise be a working day' for that employee and the Employee
is required to work on the public holiday under his or her employment
agreement.
* at the greater of the following rates for the hours actually worked:
(a) the Employee's relevant daily pay rate, less any penal rate that
is paid for working on a particular day or particular type of day at
time and a half; OR
(b) the Employee's relevant daily pay
rate including any penal rate that is paid for working on a particular
day or particular type of day.
** to see the precise definition, please refer to the 'Annual Holidays and Leave' ebook, which is available for purchase. Employers Support Package (ESP) members can download it for free from the Library section of the
Employers Toolbox www.employerstoolbox.co.nz.