Holidays Act (2003 No 129). Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Business/industry/corporations Court/tribunal Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance Human rights Offences/penalties Public health Social protection Vested rights/existing rights Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes Subpart 2 of Part 2 and Schedule 1 come into force on 1 April 2007. The rest of this Act comes into force on 1 April 2004. Abstract The purpose of this Act is to promote balance between work and other aspects of employees’ lives and, to that end, to provide employees with minimum entitlements to a)annual holidays to provide the opportunity for rest and recreation; (b) public holidays for the observance of days of national, religious, or cultural significance; (c) sick leave to assist employees who are unable to attend work because they are sick or injured, or because someone who depends on the employee for care is sick or injured; (d) bereavement leave to assist employees who are unable to attend work because they have suffered a bereavement; (e) family violence leave to assist employees to deal with the effects on the employees of being people affected by family violence. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Amends Companies Act 1993 (1993 No 105). Legislation | New Zealand | 1993 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Business/industry/corporations, Intellectual property rights/patents, Offences/penalties, Registration, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX