Important Holiday Payroll Dates
With the ‘silly season’ in full swing, it is important that you are prepared for your Christmas payroll to ensure you are providing Employees with their correct entitlements.
Public Holidays:
Friday, 25 December: Christmas Day
Saturday, 26 December: Boxing Day
Friday, 1 January: New Year’s Day
Saturday, 2 January: Day after New Year’s Day
Remember, you may need to Mondayise the Public Holidays that fall on the weekends for some of your Employees.
Things to remember:
If a Public Holiday falls inside your annual shutdown period, then you are still required to pay Employees for the days they would usually work
You must give Employees 14 days’ notice of your annual shutdown
Make sure you are encouraging your Team to fill out a Leave form, this assists payroll and is good housekeeping if any queries occur
If it is unclear what the Employee’s normal working days are, then consider the following factors:
Their Employment Agreement – are they casual or permanent?
Their work patterns – e.g. rosters
What are your reasonable expectations that the Employee would work on the day concerned?
If you have any questions regarding holiday pay and entitlements, we would be happy to help, give the team at People Passion a call on 09 299 2525.