Holidays Act 2003 No 129 (as at 30 September 2008), Public Act

15 Purpose of this subpart
  • The purpose of this subpart is to—

    • (a) provide all employees with a minimum of 3 weeks’ annual holidays to be paid at the time the holidays are taken; and

    • (b) require employers to pay employees at the end of their employment for annual holidays not taken; and

    • (c) enable employers to manage their businesses, taking into account the annual holiday entitlements of their employees.

    • (d) to ensure that, on and from 1 April 2007, when an employee next becomes entitled to annual holidays, the employee’s minimum entitlement is increased from 3 weeks’ annual holidays to 4 weeks’ annual holidays.

    Section 15(d): added, on 1 April 2007, by section 42.