Introduction:
Question about entitlement to and payment for holiday and leave are the most commen.once it is confirmed whether the worker is casual, part-time or permanent. The holiday act 2004 generally provides the answers. The holiday act 2004 generally provides minimum entitlement to annual leave, public holiday, sick leave and bereavement leave. It is not possible to contact out of those minimum entitlement like the employment relation act 2000.the holiday act imposes duty of good faith on both parties to an employment agreement in this act the holiday act 2003 consider as principal act which replaced the holiday act 1981.
There are 11 amendments in holiday act 2004.one of them is new section 50 substitute 50”imployer …show more content…
The employee is entitled for eight hours pay of at least time and a half and two alternative holidays.
2)An employees works from 10 pm on Christmas Eve until6pm on Christmas morning. The employee works the same shift beginning on Christmas night, finishing on the morning of boxing day.the employee is entitled to two hours pay at ordinary time and six hours pay of at least time and a half for the first shift, and to pay of at list time and a half for the second shift, and to two alternative holiday (one each for Christmas day and boxing day).
3)An employee working an eight-hour shift starting on ANZAC day at 10pm is entitled to hours pay of at least time and a half, six hours pay at the normal hourly rate, plus a fall days alternative …show more content…
c) Sick leave to assist employees who are unable to attend because they are sick or injured or because someone who depends upon employee for care is sick or injured.
d) Bereavement leave to assist employees who are unable to attend work because they have suffered bereavement.
Historical and environmental factors
There are certain social,political and economical factors which affect the policy. other than public holidays sick leave and bereavement leave there are other leaves too like parental ;leave which include maternity leave and paternity leave and extended leave for both male and female. their are certain eligibility criteria which socially affect same as unpaid leave and extended leave There are other leaves like court appearance, military service, continuity of employment, civil defence and time off to vote, employment relation, education leave and leave for health and safety training. socially factor:-
a) maternity leave
b) paternative leave
c) public holiday
d) sick leave
e) bereavement