Government to reform Holidays Act to simplify leave entitlements

Tuesday 23 September 2025 · 4 outlets · 2 reports · updated Tue 23 Sep 2025, 2:03pm

In this story Green Party, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Brooke van Velden

The Government is updating the Holidays Act to simplify how annual and sick leave is accrued. The reforms aim to make the system easier for both employers and employees to manage. Changes include the removal of sick leave entitlements for part-time workers.

How they headlined it

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1. The PostTue 23 Sep 2025, 2:00pm

   Holidays Act explainer: How your leave entitlements are changing (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldTue 23 Sep 2025, 2:03pm

   Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act (opens in new tab)