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When can you pay Holiday Pay on a pay-by-pay basis?

Posted in Labour Department, Payroll Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009

The Labour Department describes as the ‘Pay-as-you-go‘ method of paying Holiday Pay and there are only two situations when it is permissable. Pay-as-you-go annual holiday pay is where an employee receives their holiday pay (calculated at a minimum of 8% of the gross earnings) added on top of and paid with their regular pay. Under […]

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Are Casuals entitled to Sick Leave?

Posted in Payroll Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009

A common belief by employers, and employees, is that Casual Employees (see definition HERE) are not entitled to Sick Leave as they ‘ do not work 6 months continuously’.  This in fact is not the case as stated HERE by the Department of Labour. Under the Holidays Act 2003 all employees are entitled to a […]

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