This practical 3-hour webinar will help payroll, HR and employment professionals understand how employment agreements will interact with the proposed Employment Leave Act and what changes organisations should begin reviewing now.

Who Should Attend

Payroll practitioners, payroll managers, HR practitioners, and anyone involved in reviewing employment agreements or preparing payroll systems and processes for the new Employment Leave Act.

Purpose

Employment agreement wording will have a significant influence on how the Employment Leave Act operates in payroll. This webinar examines employment agreements from a payroll perspective, helping attendees identify provisions that should be retained, clarified or amended, while distinguishing employment agreement requirements from matters better addressed through workplace policies, payroll procedures or system configuration.

The webinar also explores how contractual leave entitlements above the statutory minimum may interact with the proposed legislation and what employers should review before implementation.

Key Topics

• How employment agreements influence leave accrual and leave payments.
• Standard, additional, casual and availability hours.
• Pay structures, allowances, multiple roles and employment types.
• Leave provisions, public holidays, closedowns and final pay.
• Employment agreement wording versus workplace policies and payroll procedures.
• Preparing payroll and HR teams for implementation.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Explain how employment agreement wording affects leave entitlements, payments and payroll processing.
2. Identify information required to distinguish standard, additional, casual and availability hours.
3. Review provisions covering hours, work patterns, salaries, allowances, multiple roles and casual employment.
4. Recognise employment agreement clauses that may require review under the proposed legislation.
5. Differentiate between employment agreement requirements and payroll policies or system configuration.
6. Assess contractual leave entitlements above the statutory minimum.
7. Develop practical actions for payroll, HR and employment relations teams.

Practical Outcome

Attendees will leave better equipped to contribute confidently to employment agreement reviews, identify payroll risks and help convert the proposed legislative framework into practical employment and payroll processes.

All attendees will receive comprehensive webinar notes and access to the webinar recording after the event.

*Content may be updated as further legislative changes become known.

Webinar Details

Date: 27^th August 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Cost

NZPPA Member: $175 + GST
NZPPA Non-member: $195 + GST

Group booking special: Receive 25% OFF from the second attendee onwards when booking two or more people. To arrange a group booking, email training@nzppa.co.nz.