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Holiday Pay—Changes

Thursday 29 March 2007 Hansard source (external site)

Hereora7. DAVE HEREORA (Labour) Link to this
to the Minister of Labour

What recent announcements has she made concerning changes to how employees and employers can work out leave and pay entitlements?

DysonHon RUTH DYSON (Minister of Labour) Link to this

I am happy to inform the House that my colleague Lianne Dalziel and I have recently launched a new online tool to help both employers and employees calculate their improved leave entitlement under the Holidays Act. It provides a simple one-stop shop to determine whether an employee is entitled to a paid public holiday, and, if so, what that entitlement should be.

HereoraDave Hereora Link to this

What does the Minister expect that this tool will achieve?

DysonHon RUTH DYSON Link to this

The tool’s design recognises that not every worker has straightforward working arrangements, and it will make determining his or her pay and leave entitlements simple and straightforward. It will meet a core and significant aspect of one of the recommendations of the Small Business Advisory Group, as it will reduce business compliance costs—a reduction that, I am sure, will be welcomed by all, but, in particular, by small-business owners.

WilkinsonKate Wilkinson Link to this

Does the Minister think it is fair that a worker is paid more to be sick than to be at work; how does that encourage productivity, or is a calculator needed to decide what is fair?

DysonHon RUTH DYSON Link to this

Perhaps I could recommend to the member that she actually use the online tool to determine the facts of the entitlement, rather than rely on her predecessor to continue reporting misinformation.

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