• This is the full text of the Act and includes changes made by the Holidays Amendment Act 2004.

Section 15 (Purpose of subpart 1 - Annual Holidays)

Add:

"(d) to ensure that, on and from 1 April 2007, when an employee next becomes entitled to annual holidays, the employee's minimum entitlement is increased from 3 weeks' annual holidays to 4 weeks' annual holidays."

Section 16 (Entitlement to annual holidays)

Omit from subsection (1) the expression "3 weeks'" and substitute the expression "4 weeks'".

Section 17 (How employee's entitlement to annual holidays may be met)

Omit from subsection (1) the expression "3 weeks'" and substitute the expression "4 weeks'".

Omit from subsection (2) the expression "3 weeks'" and substitute the expression "4 weeks'".

Section 23(2) (Calculation of annual holiday pay if employment ends within 12 months)

Omit the expression "6%" and substitute the expression "8%".

Section 25 (Calculation of annual holiday pay if employment ends before further entitlement has arisen)

Omit from subsection (2) the expression "6%" and substitute the expression "8%".

Section 28 (When annual holiday pay may be paid with employee's pay)

Omit from subsection (1)(a)(ii) the expression "3 weeks'" and substitute the expression "4 weeks'".

Omit from subsection (1)(d) the expression "6%" and substitute the expression "8%".

Section 34 (Calculation of pay during closedown period for employee not entitled to annual holidays)

Omit from subsection (2) the expression "6%" and substitute the expression "8%".

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