In New Zealand, piece rate workers are often entitled to paid rest breaks but they can be confusing and difficult to calculate manually for contract work. Tatou can help you to calculate paid breaks for your organisation using the calculations described below. It is important to double check that Tātou’s paid break calculations meet the needs of your organisation, industry and governance as there may be variations across the country. If this approach doesn’t suit your business, or if you have any queries, please get in touch to discuss further.
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If an employee is earning above the minimum hourly wage on contract, they earn are entitled to an additional payment to cover paid rest breaks
If an employee is earning below the minimum hourly wage on contract, they earn are entitled to an additional payment to top up their hourly rate to the minimum and do not qualify for separate paid rest breaks as the minimum hourly rate includes these
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The following table is applied to all hours worked on contract rate, the employee is then paid the resulting quantity of 10-minute breaks at their average hourly wage on contract.
Length of employee’s contract work period | Minimum number of rest breaks employees are to be provided |
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2.00 - 6.00 hours | 1 x 10 minute paid rest break |
6.01 - 10.00 hours | 2 x 10 minute paid rest break |
10.01 – 14 hours | 3 x 10 minute paid rest break |
14.01 to 16 hours | 4 x 10 minute paid rest break |
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