In New Zealand, piece rate workers are entitled to paid rest breaks but they can be confusing and difficult to calculate manually for contract work.
Tatou can help helps 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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How does Tātou calculate Paid Rest Breaks?
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You can customise these entitlements for your account under ⚙️ → Settings → Entitlements → Paid Rest Breaks. Remember to ensure these are compliant with your local legislation.
The following table is illustrates how paid rest breaks would be applied to all hours worked on contract rate, the employee is then . The employee would be 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 |
*Excludes unpaid breaks
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Last updated in accordance with the 6th May 2019 changes to rest and meal break entitlements as set by MBIE—read more about it here. |
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