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A Public Holiday falls during my Employee's ACC Week 2/onwards.

This example article shows what to put in a timesheet when a public holiday falls during a period of ACC-paid compensation.

Updated: August 2024

There is a public holiday during the time I am not paying my employee - They are receiving ACC week 2 compensation paid by ACC. What about their timesheet?
Let's break down this example.

On this public holiday, this employee is:

❌  Working any hours for which they must be paid.
On a form of UNPAID leave (ACC-paid | unpaid by employer)
This day is a day they would normally work if it wasn't a public holiday and they weren't on ACC, according to their work pattern (OWD)

Info - Blue Block (1)Remember: As the employee is paid by ACC, they could potentially not have a timesheet to process for this pay period.
*This period is unpaid by the employer, so not considered an otherwise working day - public holiday entitlements do not apply.

Their timesheet should have this for the public holiday:

✅  No entry for this public holiday (Unpaid)

Here is a timesheet example:

S11Example_PH during ACC wk2

  • Leave the timesheet entry blank for this public holiday.
  • If you are topping up the 80% ACC compensation, do not add the 20% voluntary 'ACC wk2' top up to this day.

Info - Blue Block (1)There is no need to advise ACC about this public holiday, as there is no additional income received.


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