# Holidays and leave pay Official source: https://www.employment.govt.nz/pay-and-hours/pay-and-wages/leave-and-holiday-pay Scanned: 2026-06-07T03:31:31.402Z Use this as a current official guidance reference, not as a substitute for legal advice. ## Page Text Home Pay and hours Pay and wages Holidays and leave pay Pay and wages Holidays and leave pay Find out about pay for annual holidays, public holidays and other types of leave. Pay and wages Minimum wage Holidays and leave pay Calculating holiday and leave pay Public holiday pay Annual holiday pay Cashing-up annual holidays Pay-as-you-go annual holiday payments Pay for sick, bereavement and family violence leave Parental leave payments Types of pay Allowances Deductions and premiums Pay periods and paydays Payslips Final pay Setting pay, pay reviews and pay rises Calculating holiday and leave pay How to calculate gross earnings, relevant daily pay and average daily pay for holiday and leave payments. Public holiday pay Employees must be paid for a public holiday if it’s a day they would usually work. If they work on a public holiday, they must be paid at least time-and-a-half. Annual holiday pay Employees are entitled to paid annual holidays (annual leave) after 12 months of continuous employment. Find out how to calculate annual holiday pay using ordinary weekly pay or average weekly earnings. Cashing-up annual holidays Employees can ask to cash-up up to 1 week of their 4-week annual holiday entitlement each year. Cashing-up means getting annual holidays paid out instead of taking time off from work. Pay-as-you-go annual holiday payments Some employees can be paid for their annual holidays on a pay-as-you-go basis instead of getting paid for their holiday when they take it. Learn when pay-as-you go can be used and how to calculate it. Pay for sick, bereavement and family violence leave Employees can get paid time off for personal needs if they meet certain criteria. Learn how to work out payments for employees on leave. Parental leave payments Employees and self-employed people may be able to get parental leave payments while they are not working so they can care for a new child. Find out if you’re eligible for payments and how much you could get.