Annual leave owing hours disappeared
I recently returned from maternity leave to reduced hours. I was initially working 42 hours a week when I went on maternity leave. I came back to approximately 10 hours and have slowly increased this...
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Hi anyone reading this thread,
Just to add to Leya's response.
Any kind of leave balance changes should be discussed with your employer, but this is an area of legislation that can get a little confusing.
Actual guidance/advice from MBIE is avaialble at:
https://www.employment.govt.nz/leave-and-holidays/annual-holidays/annual-holidays-entitlements/
Here's a link I found interesting that talks about the consequences of changing work patterns a bit:
https://www.nzppa.co.nz/blog/what-does-it-mean-when-you-reduce-an-employees-pay-or-hours/
The core answer here can get complicated fast, but generally in New Zealand:
- Employees are entitled to Weeks of leave, not Hours of leave.
- Your balance must (according to MBIE at the time I wrote this) be tracked as Weeks.
- If an employees work pattern changes, we would expect leave balances to change as a result.
- How much your leave is worth is calculated based on a complex calculation of what your average weekly earnings is, divided back down to your days per week/hours per day.
- This gets extra complicated when people have been on maternity or unpaid leave.
Hopefully the above information helps anyone else curious about this kind of question find the right track.
