Notice Period - Vaccinations in Workplace Legislation
Paid Notice Period of 4 weeks minimum
As of November 2021, new legislation requires employers to provide a minimum four-week paid notice period for employees who have had their employment terminated because they are not vaccinated, and their work requires it.
This replaces the notice period in the employee’s employment agreement only if it less than four weeks.
To record this, set up a Payment Element to use in your timesheet entry.
It is important to note the legislation also requires an employer to cancel the termination if the employee is vaccinated during their notice period, except for limited circumstances.
For more information here Recording Vaccination Dates
For more information here COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill
NOTICE - Payment Element
In iPayroll
- Setup > Pay Elements > Payments
- + Add
- Payment Code* > NOTICE
- Description* > Paid Notice Period (up to 4 weeks)
- Edit Description if period is longer than 4 weeks as per the employment agreement
- Edit Payslip Description if required by you
- Multiplier is 1
- Calculation Rule* > "Pay Rate from Person"
- Rate Amount* 0.0000
- Priority is 99
- Liable Earnings > Tick all three Accumulates into... fields
- KiwiSaver Earnings > DO NOT SELECT
- Earnings Type* > Ordinary Time
- SAVE
- In the Timesheet Entry screen
- Qty > enter the number of hours
- Select > NOTICE
- Add
- Remove or edit any T1 Ordinary Time hours
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