Q: We would like to ask if the union meeting; employment relations education leave should be treated by other paid hours and paid leave, which should be included to calculation ordinary weekly pay and average weekly earning and included to calculate Kiwisaver, etc.
A: This is defined under the Employment Relations Act:
| Section 79 Eligible employee taking employment relations education leave entitled to ordinary pay
(1) An employer must pay to an eligible employee the employee’s relevant daily pay as defined in section 9 of the Holidays Act 2003 or average daily pay calculated in accordance with section 9A of that Act (as the case may be) for every day or part of a day taken by the employee as employment relations education leave. (2) However, an employer is not required to comply with subsection (1) in respect of any day for which the eligible employee is paid weekly compensation under the Accident Compensation Act 2001. |