Mondayisation

April 24, 2017

How this affects business and employees.

This year ANZAC Day falls on Saturday 25 April. For this first time ever, following legislation changes, ANZAC day will be Mondayised so the holiday may be transferred to Monday for some employees.

The official ANZAC Day commemorations will remain on Saturday 25 April.

Trading restrictions will remain on the official day of 25 April but they will not apply to the Monday.

What does this mean for staff who usually work on Saturday?

This means that if Saturday is a usual day of work for you then this is observed as a Public Holiday. If you are rostered for work on Saturday and you are required to work then you should be paid in accordance with your employment agreement (at a minimum of time and half) and will also receive an Alternative Holiday.

If Saturday 25th is not a day you would usually work, then the public holiday must be treated as falling on the following Monday.

What does this mean for staff who usually work on Monday?

If Monday is a usual day of work for you (and you have not observed ANZAC day on Saturday) then you are entitled to a public holiday. If you are required to work on Monday you should be paid for working on a public holiday at the rates specified in your employment agreement (at a minimum of time and half). You will also receive an Alternative Holiday to ensure you receive the benefit of a public holiday.

What does this mean for staff who work both Saturday and Monday?

People are required to only be paid for the public holiday once. If you are rostered on to work both the Saturday and the Monday, you are only entitled to receive one public holiday, being the Saturday. Monday should be paid as a normal working day.

What does this mean if you are a casual worker and work on Saturday but not Monday?

This is dependent on what days you would normally work. If it is determined that you do not usually work on Saturday, but are called in to work, you should be paid your normal rates and you will get a public holiday on Monday.

What does this mean if you are a casual worker and don?t work on Saturday but work on Monday?

This is also dependent on what days you would normally work. If it is determined that you do not usually work on Saturday or Monday, but are called in to work on Monday, you should be paid your normal rates. If it is a day you would normally work, then the public holiday is observed on the Monday so it should be paid as a public holiday (according to your employment agreement, and at least time and a half) and you are entitled to receive an alternative holiday.

Summary of entitlements

Situation	Entitlement
You are not rostered/required to work on the Saturday	The Public Holiday is observed on the Monday (if it is otherwise a working day for you) and the Monday will be paid as a Public Holiday
You are rostered to work, it?s your normal working day and you do work on the Saturday.	Additional rate of pay for hours worked will be paid (refer to your employment agreement) A paid Alternative Holiday
You are rostered to work, and you normally work on the Saturdayandthe Monday	The Public Holiday is observed on the Saturday and you will be paid the appropriate rate for the day (refer to your employment agreement) A paid Alternative Holiday The Monday will be paid as a normal working day
You are not rostered, and it is not a day you would normally work, but you work one of the days	You are paid normal rates for working

*Information courtesy of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website:www.dol.govt.nz