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Holiday pay calculator NZ — what belongs in your final pay when you leave a job
Short answer. Put in your gross earnings, the weeks you are owed and your weekly pay: you see the unused holidays, the 8% and the total, the way Employment New Zealand explains the Holidays Act 2003. Unused annual holidays: paid at the greater of ordinary weekly pay at the end and average weekly earnings (gross for 12 months ÷ 52) (Employment NZ — Final pay).
- Final holiday pay is due on or before the payday of the final pay period — check your payslip aroundtype the date
- Ask for the breakdown if the payslip looks wrong — within about 2 weekstype the date
Check your own case.
Reminders, not legal deadlines, except the first: Employment NZ says final holiday pay is due on or before the payday of the final pay period.
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Holiday pay · final pay · Holidays Act 2003
Your holiday pay when you leave — unused weeks, the 8% and what was already paid
Put in your gross earnings since your last anniversary, the weeks of holidays you are owed, your ordinary weekly pay and your last 12 months of gross pay. You get each part of the holiday pay that belongs in your final pay, a worksheet and a letter asking your employer for the breakdown. No sign-up.
- Compare the total with the holiday pay on your final payslip — the Excel file has a «Payslip check» sheet.
- If it does not match, send the letter asking for the breakdown: weeks, ordinary weekly pay, average weekly earnings and the gross the 8% was applied to.
- Still stuck? Employment New Zealand: 0800 20 90 20. Final holiday pay is due on or before the payday of the final pay period.
Arithmetic only, as Employment New Zealand explains the Holidays Act 2003: unused weeks × the greater of ordinary weekly pay and average weekly earnings, plus 8% of gross earnings since your last anniversary (the gross includes the holidays paid out), less holidays taken in advance or paid as you go. Public holidays after your last day and your employment agreement can change the result. Not legal advice. The Employment Leave Act replaces these rules from 6 August 2028.
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Tell me your gross pay and the weeks you are owed, and I will show what belongs in your final pay.
If the payslip is different, the letter asking for the breakdown is ready below.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Unused annual holidays | Paid at the greater of ordinary weekly pay at the end and average weekly earnings (gross for 12 months ÷ 52) | Employment NZ — Final pay |
| Part year since your anniversary | At least 8% of gross earnings, including the holidays paid out, less holidays taken in advance or paid as you go | Employment NZ — Final pay |
| Under 12 months in the job | 8% of everything you earned since you started, less anything already paid | Employment NZ — Final pay |
| When it is paid | On or before the payday of the final pay period; unused sick leave is not paid out unless your agreement says so | Employment NZ — Final pay |
The Holidays Act 2003 applies until the Employment Leave Act starts on 6 August 2028 (Employment NZ). Public holidays that fall in your unused leave period after your last day are paid as well — put them in the field for public and alternative holidays.
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Find your numbers
Payslips since your last anniversary, your leave balance in weeks, your ordinary weekly pay and your last 12 months of gross pay.
2
See each part
Unused weeks × the higher weekly rate, plus 8% of gross since your anniversary, less anything already paid.
3
Check your payslip
If it does not match, send the letter asking for the breakdown — it is in the Word file.
Questions
How is holiday pay calculated when you leave a job in NZ?
Unused annual holidays you are entitled to are paid at the greater of your ordinary weekly pay and your average weekly earnings for the last 12 months. For the time since your last anniversary you also get at least 8% of gross earnings — that gross includes the holidays paid out — less holidays taken in advance or paid as you go.
I worked less than 12 months — what do I get?
8% of your gross earnings since you started, less any holiday pay already paid (holidays taken in advance or 8% pay-as-you-go).
Is 8% holiday pay for casual workers the same thing?
Pay-as-you-go 8% can only be agreed if you are on a fixed-term agreement under 12 months or work so irregularly that 4 weeks of holidays are impractical. If you were paid 8% with each pay, put it in «already paid» so it is not counted twice.
When must my employer pay it?
Employment NZ: the final leave and holiday payment must be paid on or before the payday of the final pay period.
Does the new Employment Leave Act change this?
Not yet. Employment NZ says the Employment Leave Act replaces the Holidays Act on 6 August 2028; until then the Holidays Act rules apply.
Is it free? Do I need to sign up?
It is free and you do not need to sign up: fill in, see the result and download. With a free account you can save a copy to your Layers.
Official sources
Other documents
Keep the papers in one place
Letters, receipts and notices in one folder you can share with family or a lawyer. The templates and the editor are free; Layers is free for up to 20 people.
A calculator and worksheet, not legal advice. Your employment agreement and payroll records decide the exact amount.