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title: Paying a Casual Employee for Working this Public Holiday - or Paying a Regular Employee for Working On Their Normal Day Off
description: This example article shows how to add public holiday hours worked to a timesheet for non-regular staff.
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# Paying a Casual Employee for Working this Public Holiday - or Paying a Regular Employee for Working On Their Normal Day Off

## This example article shows how to add public holiday hours worked to a timesheet for non-regular staff.

*Updated: June 2024*

My employee is working on this public holiday. They are a casual employee who only works when work is available, or they are my regular employee who normally would not work on this day if it wasn't a public holiday. Let's break down this example.

**On this public holiday, this employee is**:

| ✅ | Working hours for which they must be paid. |
| --- | --- |
| ✅ | This day is their usual day off if it wasn't a public holiday, according to their work pattern (OWD), or |
| ✅ | They are a casual worker who only works when work is available, like on this public holiday |

**Their timesheet should have this for the public holiday**:

| ✅ | Public holiday pay at 1.5 x regular rate (Holidays Act) |
| --- | --- |

**Here is a timesheet example:**

> ![S4Example\_PH Worked\_Casual](https://help.thankyoupayroll.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/KnowledgeBase/screensteps/Leave/ScenarioTimesheets/S4Example_PH%20Worked_Casual.png?width=608&height=187&name=S4Example_PH%20Worked_Casual.png)
> 
> - Add 'Public Hol wrkd' pay type to the timesheet with the actual hours worked added. This pay type pays at 1.5x the usual rate as per the Holidays Act.

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### Further Resources

- [Information on public holiday pay from Employment New Zealand's website](https://www.employment.govt.nz/pay-and-hours/pay-and-wages/leave-and-holiday-pay/public-holiday-pay#scroll-to-2).
- [Need step-by-step instructions? Here is our guide to adding 'Public Hol Wrkd' to timesheets](https://help.thankyoupayroll.co.nz/en/public_holiday_worked_timesheet?hsLang=en).

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