Wide-spread payroll errors have led to a situation where, according to Government figures, New Zealand workers are collectively owed up to $2.3bn in unpaid leave payments going back six years. The Government was aware of the scale of this situation two years ago but hasn’t done enough to fix it. CTU Affiliates have been aware
Month: June 2016
Unite Union view of issues with the Holidays Act
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Unions seek urgent law change on holiday pay botch-up to prevent Kiwis losing ‘up to $1m a day’
Unions want the Government to introduce an urgent law change this week to ensure workers don’t miss out on any unpaid holiday pay while problems with the Holiday’s Act are addressed. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment estimates that hundreds of thousands of workers could have been unpaid between $300 million and $2.3 billion