Q: An employee works three days per week (Mon – Wed). First week works – Mon between 3.5 – 5.5 hrs, Tues between 3.5 – 5.5 hrs, and Wed between
Paytech Category: Holidays Act 2003
Public holiday on termination
Q: We have employee being made redundant, they will be told on 31 March and then given 1 months’ notice, so will end on 30 April 1, is termination date
AWE vs back pay
Q: When calculating a back pay due to a back-dated salary increase (where paperwork was sent to Payroll late), should AWE be reworked to take this into account as those
Query on annual leave cash up
Q: Please can we run a scenario past you.. If an employee has excessive outstanding leave and they would like to cash some up, they have been with the company
Leave entitlement
Q: I have a client who would like us to process their payroll. Their worker is contracted for a minimum of 120 hours a month however he tends to work
Sick Leave
Q: The employee contract states that they are employed for 40 hours per week, however the employee completes timesheets, and is paid for any hours worked weekly. These hours fluctuate
Question around Cashing up Leave
Q: I have a question around cashing up annual leave. As an example, I have an employee who currently has 2 days of entitled annual leave and 18 days of
Employee Status
Q: I am currently transferring client details from MYOB Essentials into Crystal and have come across an employee with the following details (company and staff names removed for privacy): Noted
Leave without pay
Q: I have just read the latest newsletter on Leave without pay. We have an employee who has a non related work accident and is off work for the next
Holiday Pay for Employees on Minimum Hours Contracts
Q: Our Payroll system is now configured to show both hours and weeks accrued for Holiday Pay. We have a number of employees who are on minimum hours contracts. When
Super on Lieu of Notice and Unused Annual Leave
Q: I was hoping you could clarify what is Superable and what is not on Termination Payments. Looking at specifically unused annual leave and in lieu of notice period. There
New Sick Leave Entitlement
Q: We would like to know if the new Sick Leave Entitlement, increasing to 10 days, is really effective from 24/07/2021? If so, where can we find the approved Amendment
Paying for Statutory Holidays
Q: We have two employees whose employment agreements state they do not get paid for Stat Days because the client does not pay us for these days. Are we allowed
Transfer of Holidays to another employee
Q: We have an employee who wishes to gift some holidays to another employee. Is it possible to do this and if so how do we do it? A: You
AL calculation
Q: We have a few employees who get paid for attending a staff meeting every fortnight. There are times when they consistently have the fortnightly meeting and other times when
Bereavement Leave
Q: Can an employee take a part day say 1/2 day or 2 hours as bereavement leave A: The Holidays Act only states days not part days so technically they
Bonuses and Annual Leave Calculations
Q: Can you please point me in the right direction to where I can find historic law on bonuses being included in Annual Leave? I have been reading the Payroll
Casuals – alternative holiday leave
Q: Do casuals get an alternative holiday leave when working on a public holiday? Casual worker not working on their set day, only gets called into work when required/ on
Sick Leave for elective surgery
Q: We have an employer asking if their staff member is entitled to use sick leave for elective surgery. We think no – as we cannot find anything in the
Payment for Public Holidays
Q: I have a query regarding payment for public holidays I was hoping you could assist with. One of our part-time employees works on a varying schedule, so they do