We want to ensure you feel confident you’re calculating Annual Leave accurately, so we’re making some changes to our calculations.

A summary of what you need to know: 

• • • • Under the Holidays Act 2003, all employees must receive at least four weeks’ Annual Leave after 12 months of continuous employment.

      • To date, most organisations have calculated this in units of hours – e.g. an employee consistently working 40 hours per week, would have 160 hours of annual leave owed to them over a period of 12 months.

      • In order to help employers clearly show they are complying with the Act, SmartPayroll is moving to calculating Annual Leave in units of weeks – e.g. the employee above will now see they have four weeks of Annual Leave owed to them.

We’ve put together a Leave in Weeks guide for your employees. This has common employee scenarios and frequently asked questions to help your employees understand what the change means for them. 

Read the Guide