Holidays Act Remediation Project
Work undertaken by the Labour Inspectorate of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment identified in 2016 that there were issues with DHB payroll systems and their compliance with the Holidays Act. These meant that some employees weren’t receiving their correct leave entitlements.
The CTU wrote to the DHBs and the NZ Blood Service (NZBS) in May 2016 proposing a process to review DHBs’ compliance with the Holidays Act and to take a national approach to resolving issues of non-compliance.
The then DHBs, now Te Whatu Ora regions, continue to work through the process at varying rates. The National Programme Management Office publishes regular updates on the progress of each region. The latest editions are below.
- August 2023 Holidays Act Remuneration Programme (HARP) Status report
- July 2023 Holidays Act Remuneration Programme (HARP) Status report
- June 2023 Holidays Act Remuneration Programme (HARP) Status report
- May 2023 Holidays Act Remuneration Programme (HARP) Status report
- March 2023 Holidays Act Remuneration Programme (HARP) Status report
- February 2023 Holidays Act Remuneration Programme (HARP) Status report
Remediation documents and timeframes
Each District has its own programme and timeframe for making any remediation payments. These are the currently expected remediation dates.
| Payroll system | Likely date of payment |
| Auckland | 28 July 2023 |
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Waitematā Counties Manukau Health Alliance Health Partnerships Health Source Northern Region Alliance |
23 September 2023 |
|
Southern Taranaki Whanganui |
October 2023 |
|
Hawke's Bay Lakes Midcentral Tairāwhiti |
November 2023 |
|
Bay of Plenty Canterbury West Coast Northland Waikato |
December 2023 |
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Nelson Marlborough South Canterbury Wellington – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley Wairarapa |
2024 |
Auckland District remediation
On Thursday night 27 July, employees in the Te Toka Tomai Auckland Metro (Auckland District), will receive any remediation payments into their bank accounts. These payments relate to a 13-year period (from 1 May 2010) and at this stage covers current employees. Former employees will be part of a process which is expected to be available on 20 August. More information can be found by logging into the Holiday Remediation portal on Hippo, where you can also send any questions to the Employee Support Centre. Booths are being set up from 28 July around the hospitals covered under Auckland and there are booths by IRD and MSD in Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane.
Holidays Act Remediation member updates
- 15 March 2023 – Holidays Act Remediation Programme – invitation to an online update
- 20 February 2023 – Holidays Act Remediation Programme online Q+A meeting
- 16 August 2022 – Important message for casual employees
- 9 August 2022 – Holidays Act Remediation Programme update
- 25 May 2022 – Holidays Act Remediation Programme update
- 11 October 2019 – Holidays Act Remediation Programme update – What you need to know
- 21 December 2016 – Joint communication from the Council of Trade Unions and District Health Boards