Topic 3 tools · 5 guides
Leave and your rights at work in New Zealand
Annual leave, sick leave, bereavement and parental leave under the Holidays Act, explained simply, with tools for counting working days and parental leave payments.
Free tools
All tools →Tool 05 · Dates
Working days calculator
Count business days between two dates, skipping weekends and NZ public holidays.
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Tool 12 · Pay & tax
Paid parental leave calculator
Your weekly paid parental leave payment and the total over 26 weeks, at the 2026–27 rates.
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Tool 16 · Pay & tax
Wage & salary calculator
Turn an hourly rate into a salary, or a salary into an hourly rate, with take-home pay for each.
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Guides
All guides →6 Oct 2026Work90-day trial NZ: any employer can use one, what the agreement must say, and how it differs from probation→5 Oct 2026WorkSick leave NZ: how many days you get and when it starts→5 Oct 2026WorkAnnual leave NZ: your 4 weeks, how holiday pay works, and cashing up→5 Oct 2026WorkBereavement leave NZ: 3 days, who counts as family, and how it's paid→5 Oct 2026WorkPaid parental leave NZ: 26 weeks, up to $811.05 a week from 1 July 2026→