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Holidays Act Remediation<\/h1>\n

Holidays Act Issue<\/h3>\n

The Holidays Act 2003 is a complex piece of legislation with varying calculations and entitlements for different leave types.<\/p>\n

As a result, many New Zealand employers have found it challenging to apply the legislation correctly when calculating holidays and other forms of leave, especially for employees working shift work, variable days and hours, or with flexible work patterns.<\/p>\n

This has resulted in some OCS New Zealand past and present employees being unintentionally underpaid, or even overpaid in some instances. The Holidays Act Remediation programme seeks to rectify this issue.<\/p>\n

What is OCS doing?<\/h3>\n

OCS New Zealand has been working with MBIE’s Labour Inspectorate who have conducted a Holiday Act audit of our payroll systems.<\/p>\n

The audit has picked up some incorrect calculations for annual holidays and public holidays, primarily related to waged staff working variable hours. We’re currently working with the Labour Inspectorate to correct these issues quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n

As a priority, we’re working closely with our team members, past and present, to keep everyone fully informed. We have been in contact with the E t\u016b union to keep them informed too, as well as seeking their assistance to contact past employees.<\/p>\n

We’ve engaged Grant Thornton, a specialist accountancy firm, to assist with identifying and correcting the issues. They have had their methodology checked by the Labour Inspectorate, so we have full confidence that the correct calculations will be made. We’re also working with our payroll provider to make technical changes so that the identified issues don\u2019t reoccur.<\/p>\n

What we’ve done so far<\/h3>\n