This course will help you manage staff entitlements under Holidays Act 2003 and the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.

Many employers are confused as to how to comply with holiday and parental leave legislation. This practical course will help you identify common and complex issues of non-compliance under the Holidays Act, and provide you with options to manage these issues.

This course will help you calculate annual holidays to comply with the Holidays Act 2003. Identify the two calculations for annual holiday pay: average weekly earnings and ordinary weekly pay. Consider how to budget for and schedule annual holidays, such as through closedowns.

We will practise calculating annual holiday pay for permanent staff on both fixed and variable hours, including at the end of employment. Identify when you must include commission and bonuses in gross earnings. Find out how to pay casual and fixed term employees Pay As You Go.

Find out your staff minimum entitlements for “BAPS” leave: bereavement, sick leave, alternative holidays, family violence leave, and sick leave. We will answer questions like, what is otherwise a working day for an employee? How can you ask for proof of sick leave?

Our course engages participants through innovative and fun practical activities for compliance with holiday and parental leave legislation.

We will consider case studies to discuss complex issues regarding payroll. The workbook includes activities, case law and an overview of legislation.

This course focuses on minimum entitlements, rather than additional entitlements provided by collective agreements.