Why us? Pricing How it works About Us Blog Partners Log In Sign Up Public Holidays and Pay Processing Public holidays and long weekends are great but they can sneak up on you! Be sure to double check you’re ready when the next public holiday might affect your pays. Below is an example pay period if the holiday falls on Monday. You may be charged unexpected fees in a pay week after a long weekend. Shorter weeks means we can’t run your normal turn-around. For example, if you use the Two-day Plan for a Thursday Payday, you’ll need to transfer to us on Friday before the weekend. Key Points Your ‘Payday’ is defined as the day (from early AM) your employees see their wages in their bank account. Our bank processes pays overnight before your set Payday, so you cannot have a Payday after a Saturday, Sunday or any national public holiday. Don’t forget: record public holidays taken in the system. Use the ‘Public holiday off’ pay type in timesheets. If a public holiday is worked, that needs to be paid at ‘time and a half’ or 1.5 times your employees’ standard rate AND you need to add an ‘Alternative Holiday’ day to your employee’s balance (in a new timesheet row). Further notes: If your normal Payday is Tuesday, a typical long weekend like the one above will mean you will have to adjust your pay day (make it earlier or later). If your normal Payday is Thursday and you use the Two-day plan (i.e. you deposit by 10pm Monday), you will need to deposit the week before to save $1 per employee otherwise you’ll be charged the Fast-plan prices, unless you are a registered charity, when all plans are free. Public Holidays for 2020/21 For all the official Public Holiday dates in New Zealand visit the New Zealand Government Website. Holiday Name Actual Date Observed Date Next Possible Payday1 Christmas Day Friday 25 December Friday 25 December Wednesday 30 December Boxing Day Saturday 26 December Monday 28 December Wednesday 30 December New Year’s Day 2021 Friday 1 January 2021 Friday 1 January 2021 Wednesday 6 January 2021 Day after New Year’s Day 2021 Saturday 2 January 2021 Monday 4 January 2021 Wednesday 6 January 2021 Waitangi Day2 Saturday 6 February Monday 8 February Wednesday 10 February Good Friday2 Friday 2 April Friday 2 April Wednesday 7 April Easter Monday Monday 5 April Monday 5 April Wednesday 7 April Anzac Day Sunday 25 April Monday 26 April Wednesday 28 April Queen’s Birthday Monday 7 June Monday 7 June Wednesday 9 June Labour Day Monday 25 October Monday 25 October Wednesday 27 October Christmas Day2 Saturday 25 December Monday 27 December Thursday 30 December Boxing Day Sunday 26 December Tuesday 28 December Thursday 30 December New Year’s Day 20222 Saturday 1 January 2022 Monday 3 January 2022 Thursday 5 January 2022 Day after New Year’s Day 2022 Sunday 2 January 2022 Tuesday 4 January 2022 Thursday 5 January 2022 1 Optional Same-day payments are also available for holidays where a weekday follows. 2 These days can still be a payday if it’s your normal payday. See more on our plans and pricing page. Connect with us Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Email Why Thankyou Payroll? Pricing How it Works About Thankyou Payroll Blog Contact Us Help Centre Public Holidays Guide to Payroll in NZ Partner Programme Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Phone 0800 895 146 or send us an email