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Confirm otherwise-working-day and alternative-holiday status separately.
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Scope: New Zealand work and pay planning using your own assumptions.
What this calculator helps you decide
Best for
Estimating pay for a confirmed New Zealand public-holiday work scenario.
Outputs
Ordinary pay, holiday premium and supported alternative-holiday value.
Start here
Confirm the day and entitlement facts before entering relevant daily pay.
- Close-intent boundary
- Do not use this to apply a user-defined holiday rule; use Holiday Pay Using Your Rule Calculator. This surface requires confirmed otherwise-working-day and RDP or ADP facts.
Apply overtime and holiday rules
New Zealand Public Holiday Pay: ordinary pay
Ordinary pay, holiday premium and supported alternative-holiday value.
NZ public-holiday pay inputs
Otherwise-working-day status and RDP/ADP remain explicit.
Your numbers stay in this browser
Choose the actual branch.
Confirm whether the day would otherwise be worked.
Enter the confirmed relevant daily pay or average daily pay amount.
Contractual penal-rate comparisonOpen the assumptions you are less likely to change on every comparison.
Enter zero when the holiday was not worked.
Enter contractual pay for the time worked, including penal rates.
Confirm this narrow alternative-holiday exclusion.
Otherwise-working-day status must be confirmed by the caller
Result needs confirmed assumptions
Review the highlighted assumptions and confirm the required eligibility or coverage choices before calculating a result.
Why no estimate is shown
Wage101 does not infer legal eligibility or coverage. Review the formulas and scope before entering a confirmed scenario.
Open this calculator with preset values
This calculator supports documented, shareable scenario URLs. Compatible assistants and applications can construct links using the parameters below.
Scenario values are visible in the URL, calculations run in the browser, and optional saved state stays only on this device. Anyone you share the URL with can read those numbers, so do not include private or identifying data.
| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| worked | Choose the actual branch. | worked status | 0, 1 | Required | Yes |
| otherwiseWorkingDay | Confirm whether the day would otherwise be worked. | otherwise-working-day status | 2, 0, 1 | Required | Not confirmed |
| hoursActuallyWorked | Enter zero when the holiday was not worked. | hours | 0 to 24 | Required | 8 |
| rdpOrAdpForRelevantTime | Enter the confirmed relevant daily pay or average daily pay amount. | NZD/relevant time | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 240 |
| contractualPayIncludingPenalRates | Enter contractual pay for the time worked, including penal rates. | NZD/day | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 0 |
| employedOnlyToWorkPublicHolidays | Confirm this narrow alternative-holiday exclusion. | employment condition | 0, 1 | Required | No |
New Zealand Public Holiday Pay: ordinary pay
Use the result only for the confirmed public-holiday work and entitlement facts.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- publicHolidayPay = worked ? max(round to cents(rdpOrAdpForRelevantTime × 1.5), contractualPayIncludingPenalRates) : otherwiseWorkingDay ? round to cents(rdpOrAdpForRelevantTime) : 0
Data used here
- New Zealand public-holiday pay rules checked 2026-07-27: Employment New Zealand; verified; checked 2026-07-27.
Decision checks
Stress-test the decision
Retest relevant daily pay and hours worked.
Assumptions and sources
- New Zealand public-holiday pay rules checked 2026-07-27
- Employment New Zealand, Public holiday pay Checked 2026-07-27.
Primary source →
When this estimate can be misleading
- The tool does not determine otherwise-working-day status or RDP versus ADP.
- Alternative-holiday entitlement is identified but never monetised.
- Use the result only for the confirmed public-holiday work and entitlement facts.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
Related reading
Use these practical guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- New Zealand public holiday pay: calculator scope and examples
Estimate New Zealand public-holiday pay after the day and work entitlement are confirmed.
Read guide
Frequently asked questions
What public-holiday pay results from this confirmed New Zealand work scenario?
Confirm otherwise-working-day and alternative-holiday status separately.
Does this calculate tax or take-home pay?
Otherwise-working-day and RDP/ADP must be confirmed; alternative holidays are not monetised.
Which official source and period does this use?
Official Employment New Zealand public-holiday and alternative-holiday sources captured and reviewed 27 July 2026. Coverage: rules checked 27 July 2026.
Can I share or save a scenario?
Tool inputs and results stay in this browser. Anonymous categorical usage analytics send only governed page, tool, cluster and action identifiers; tool inputs and results are never sent. Error monitoring is disabled. Optional saved state stays only on this device.
How should I validate the estimate before acting?
Use the estimate as a bounded planning range and replace assumptions with current work and pay records before committing.