Parliament has now passed the Holidays Amendment Bill which increases the minimum sick leave entitlement from 5 days to 10 days per year. But what can happen when an employee takes too much sick leave?

Employment lawyers generally agree that the Holidays Act 2003 is one of the more complicated pieces of legislation. The latest change to that Act is Mondayising public holidays. Mondayised public holidays is a term used to describe when the calendar date of a public holiday falls on the weekend.