Holiday Pay - Worksite / PaeMahi

Find out about how much holiday pay you’re entitled to.

You're entitled to four weeks paid annual leave after your first year of employment.

Payment is your ordinary weekly pay or your average weekly earnings, whichever is greater.

You can receive your holiday pay before your leave starts.

If you leave within the first year, your holiday pay is calculated at 8% of your total gross earnings.

What am I entitled to?

By law, you're entitled to a minimum of four weeks annual holiday after your first year of employment. Your employer needs to make sure you're correctly paid when you take annual holidays or your employment ends. Find out more...

How much will I get?

Holiday pay is the greater of your ordinary weekly pay, or your average weekly earnings over the 12-months before your holiday. How much holiday pay you're entitled to depends on the length of your working week. For example, if you work a three day week and take a week’s holiday, then you will be paid for three days. Find out more...

What is my ordinary weekly pay?

Ordinary weekly pay means the payment you receive for an ordinary week. This includes any commission, regularly paid overtime and the value of any board contributions from your employer. Find out more...

How are average weekly earnings worked out?

Your average weekly earnings are calculated by dividing your gross earnings by the number of weeks you have worked. If you have worked for one full year, your average weekly earnings would be your total annual earnings divided by 52.

When do I get my holiday pay?

You have the right to receive your holiday pay before your holiday starts, unless you and your employer agree that your normal pay cycle will keep going while you're away.

Can my holiday pay be included with my wages?

Your holiday pay can be paid on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis, if you’re on a fixed-term employment agreement of less than 12 months, or you work on a very irregular or intermittent basis. This arrangement must be included in your employment agreement.

The holiday pay must be at least 8% of your gross earnings and must be shown separately from your other pay on your payslip. Find out more...

What if I take my holidays in advance?

If you take holidays before you have become entitled to them, your employer should still pay you either your ordinary weekly pay, or your average weekly earnings - whichever is higher. Find out more...

How do I get paid if I leave?

Your holiday pay will be the greater of your average weekly earnings or your ordinary weekly pay for the holidays you have become entitled to and not taken, plus a further amount calculated at 8% of your total gross earnings since you last became entitled to annual holidays.
Any paid holidays taken in advance can be deducted from this. Find out more...

What if I leave my job before the first year?

If you have worked for less than one year, your holiday pay is calculated at 8% of your total gross earnings.

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