How transferring a public holiday works

To transfer a public holiday to another day, both the employee and employer need to agree, and meet the legal requirements.

The public holiday becomes a normal working day and the day you transfer to is treated as the public holiday.

More information

See the Employment NZ website for information on:

• requests to transfer
• minimum requirements to transfer
• entitlements for working or not working on a transferred day
• transferring part of a public holiday
• example scenarios
• workplace policies against transferring public holidays.

Transferring a public holiday by agreement — Employment NZ

Contact

For questions about transferring a public holiday, contact Employment New Zealand.

Contact Employment NZ