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ANZAC DAY 2015 ANZAC is the term used for a soldier in the Australia New Zealand Army Corps. Anzac Day occurs on 25 April. It commemorates all New Zealanders killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. The date itself marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. 2779 New Zealanders lost their lives in the Gallipoli campaign”Ka maumahara tonu tatou ki a ratou - Lest we forget” “MONDAYISED” PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ANZAC day is a public holiday. In 2015, ANZAC day will be “Mondayised” which means that, although ANZAC day will fall on a Saturday, New Zealand will observe the public holiday, the following Monday (28 April 2015)for employees who would not otherwise work on that Saturday or Sunday. This became law under the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Act 2013 and also applies to Waitangi Day. ANZAC EMPLOYMENT ENTITLEMENTS Despite ANZAC day being “Mondayised”, for employees who would normally otherwise work on the Saturday, the public holiday must still be observed on that day. If a place of employment closes for ANZAC day, employees who would usually work that day must still be paid their regular holiday pay.
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If the place of employment remains open on ANZAC day, employees are entitled to at least time and a half pay and a whole day’s alternative holiday (day in lieu) at a later date. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment have some helpful information about holiday pay entitlements on their website ANZAC TRADING RESTRICTIONS The Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal Act 1990 (“STHA”) provides that (unless your business is exempt) every shop must remained closed until 1pm on ANZAC day. Information on shops permitted to stay open on ANZAC day can be found at s 4 of the STHA Any shop owner/operator who breaches this restriction will be liable, on conviction, for a fine not exceeding $1,000. NOTE TO EMPLOYERS Attending commemorative ANZAC services may be important to your staff. Please take this into consideration when arranging working rosters for ANZAC day this year. For more information, please see the links in this article or below:
Sources: New Zealand History website & Business.govt.nz
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