Why we're reviewing our payroll systems and processes

Our Ministry, along with other Government agencies and New Zealand businesses, is updating its payroll systems and processes. We’re doing this to correct issues that have led to some current and former employees receiving incorrect payments under the Holidays Act 2003 (the Act). We’re working to ensure that we're fully compliant with the Act.

Our current steps

We’re making remedial payments to all eligible current and former employees affected by this issue. The remediation period covered is from April 2009 until the date the Ministry is fully compliant with the Act.

Following our payments to current employees, we've now started contacting eligible former employees who are owed a payment.

If you worked for our Ministry during the specified remediation period and believe you may be owed a payment, please complete our online webform:

Holidays Act remediation enquiry webform

• What we've done so far

  Learn more about the project and the changes we've made so far.

• About our employee calculations

  Read about our processes, data corrections and how we manage specific issues.

• Overpayments and underpayments

  This section explains our treatment of cases with a payment above entitlement (overpayment) and underpayments.

• Regular payments

  Learn more about how we’ve managed regular payments for annual holiday pay.

• Other issues

  An overview of other issues dealt with as part of the Ministry's Holidays Act remediation work.

• Some commonly asked questions

  Answers to some commonly asked questions in relation to the Ministry's Holidays Act remediation work.

• Glossary of commonly used terms

  Explanation of some common terms used under the Holidays Act 2003.

• Holidays Act payment webform

  If you're a former Ministry employee and want to know whether you're entitled to a remediation payment, you can fill in this webform.