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  • Requesting parental leave

    Before you take parental leave, you’ll need to discuss your plans with your employer and put them in writing.

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    3. Parental leave
    4. Taking parental leave
    5. Requesting parental leave
    1. Taking parental leave
  • 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.

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    5. Public holiday pay
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  • Public holidays rights for employees

    An employee is entitled to a paid day off if a public holiday falls on a day they would otherwise be working.

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    3. Public holidays
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  • 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 earning...

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    5. Annual holiday pay
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  • 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.

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    5. Pay-as-you-go annual holiday payments
    1. Holidays and leave pay
  • Managing public holidays as an employer

    Your employees are entitled to a paid day off if a public holiday falls on a normal working day for them.

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    3. Public holidays
    4. Managing public holidays as an employer
    1. Public holidays
  • When a public holiday falls on a weekend

    When a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, an employee’s public holiday may be moved to the following Monday – or in some cases Tuesday.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Public holidays
    4. When a public holiday falls on a weekend
    1. Public holidays
  • Transferring a public holiday

    An employer and employee can make an agreement to transfer an entire public holiday so that it is observed on another day.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Public holidays
    4. Transferring a public holiday
    1. Public holidays
  • Allowances

    An allowance is an extra payment on top of the employee’s regular pay for something specific related to their job, for example, travel costs or training. There is no legal requirement for an employer ...

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    4. Allowances
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  • Managing bereavement leave

    Bereavement leave can be taken at any time and for any purpose relating to the bereavement. It does not have to be taken straightaway or on consecutive days.

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    2. Leave and holidays
    3. Bereavement leave
    4. Managing bereavement leave
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