Rotorua Chamber of Commerce Survey of opinion on Holiday Act Review
These issues may have implications for yourself or your business The New Zealand Government is reviewing the Holidays Act 2003 and has called for submissions from the public.   One proposal is the ability for employees to be able to trade their fourth week of annual holiday for cash.   Another being considered is to allow workers to swap existing public holidays for holidays that mean more to their religious or ethnic group. Examples could be swapping: ·       2 January (which is a public holiday in NZ) for Duvali; ·       Queen’s Birthday for Gandhi Jayanti; ·       Auckland Anniversary Day for the Qingming Festival; or ·       Good Friday for Ramadan. The Rotorua Chamber will be making a submission based on the responses to this survey. Survey on Annual Holidays Review Are you an employer or employee?: Employer   Employee -- What ethnic origin are you?: New Zealand European   Maori   Chinese   Indian   Japanese   Thai/Vietnamese/Cambodian   Pacific Islander   European   Other (please specify) If 'other' please specify which other ethnicity:: -- Approximately how many different ethnicities are employed in your workplace?: -- Should an employee be able to trade the fourth week of annual leave for cash?: Yes No -- Comments or concerns on this issue:: -- Should an employee be able to swap a public holiday to another day more relevant to their culture?: Yes No -- Is it necessary in your workplace that all employees observe the same public holidays?: Yes No -- As an employer have you allowed employees to swap NZ public holidays for a holiday of their choice?: Yes No -- Would there be a cost implication for your business if this was to be introduced?: Yes   No   Dont know -- Your comments or concerns on this issue:: -- What other other ethnic celebration days would you (or your employees) like the opportunity to have as a special holiday?: -- Are there any other comments you would like to make on this issue?: Image Verification Code: Can't see it? Reload for another code Retype Verification Code Here: