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      Public Holiday: King's Birthday 2025

      On Monday 2nd June 2025 we are celebrating King's Birthday public holiday. Find out how to prepare your payroll.

      Updated: May 2025

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      When is King's Birthday public holiday this year?

      New Zealand celebrates King's Birthday public holiday on the first Monday in June even though King Charles III was born on 14 November 1948. This year, the first Monday falls on June 2nd. 

      Do I need to make changes to my payroll? 

      Saturday 31st May can be a pay day, however Monday 2nd June (King's Birthday) and Tuesday 3rd June are not available 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 if you need to make any changes to your payroll:

      Log in to Thankyou Payroll

      Info - Blue Block (1)Pro tip: If you want to pay your employees on Tuesday 3rd June, please get in touch to use our urgent same-day service at an additional charge of $15.

      * Same-day pays are not available on King's Birthday Monday.

      Employer obligations

      Some of your employees might work on King's Birthday public holiday, or take their regular work day as a paid day off. This will impact how you enter their timesheets. Find out how to enter public holidays on employee timesheets.

      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 hours worked this day. If the public holiday is an otherwise working day for this employee, you’ll also need to allocate a full day of alternative leave to their leave balance.

      Did You Know - Green Block (1)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 King's Birthday Monday. Our hours around the public holiday are:

      • Friday 30th May - 8:30 am to 5 pm
      • Monday 2nd April - King's Birthday - CLOSED
      • Tuesday 3rd April - 8:30 am to 5 pm

      Email us at help@thankyoupayroll.co.nz, or call us on 04 488 7531 for professional, one-on-one guidance.

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