Find out how to prepare your payroll for Christmas and New Year's and make this holiday season a merry one.
Updated: October 2024
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What dates are the public holidays during this festive season?
There are four public holidays over this holiday season.
Christmas Day is celebrated on Wednesday 25th December, with Boxing Day on Thursday 26th December. New Year's Day falls on Wednesday 1st January with Thursday 2nd January being the Day after New Year's Day public holiday.
Do I need to make changes to my payroll?
Thursday 26th December, Friday 27th December, Thursday 2nd January and Friday 3rd January cannot be pay days in our system. Additionally, depending on your plan, your pay day and your payment method, you may need to adjust your pay to ensure it arrives on time.
Use the table below to find out whether you need to make any changes to your payroll:
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Please Note: Thankyou Payroll is closed on the festive holidays, so our urgent same-day service is not available on these two Wednesdays and Thursdays. |
*If you require an urgent pay over the festive season, these are available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Please get in touch with our Team to use this service at an additional charge of $15.
Employer obligations
Some of your employees might work on these public holidays, you might have a business closedown period, or some employees may take time off. This will impact how you enter their timesheets. Find out how to enter public holidays on employee timesheets.
The festive season is a time employers tend to have casual employees working. To find out how to complete their timesheets, follow this link.
Remember: If your employee works on a public holiday, you are required to pay them ‘time and a half’ or 1.5 times their standard rate for this day. If the public holiday is an otherwise working day for this employee, you’ll also need to allocate alternative holidays to their leave balance.
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Did you know: For more information on public holidays and your obligations as an employer, check out our Public Holidays Guide or visit the Employment New Zealand website. |
Feeling stuck?
Our friendly payroll experts are just an email or a phone call away. Thankyou Payroll will be closed on Christmas and Boxing Day, as well as New Years' and the Day After Public Holiday.
Open Hours: Our Customer Service team is available from:
- 8:30 am till 2 pm on Tuesday 24th December
- 8:30 am till 5 pm on Friday 27th December
- 8:30 am till 5 pm on Monday 30th December
- 8:30 am till 2 pm on Tuesday 31st December
- 8:30 am till 5 pm on Friday 3rd January.
Email us at help@thankyoupayroll.co.nz, or call us on 04 488 7531 for professional, one-on-one guidance.
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