{"id":10882,"date":"2023-07-19T15:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T03:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontrackbookkeeping.co.nz\/?p=10882"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T21:35:58","slug":"what-do-pay-my-employee-if-they-go-home-sick-on-a-public-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontrackbookkeeping.co.nz\/what-do-pay-my-employee-if-they-go-home-sick-on-a-public-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I pay my employee if they go home sick on a public holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a question that has come up in our <a href=\"https:\/\/ontrackbookkeeping.co.nz\/payroll-essentials\/\">Payroll Essentials Training Course<\/a> that is currently running.<\/p>\n<h4>Scenario:<\/h4>\n<p>An employee comes to work for 2 hours on a public holiday, then has to go home early due to being ill.\u00a0 This is what they would receive for the day<\/p>\n<p>2 hrs at time and half<\/p>\n<p>1 x alternative day IF the day is a otherwise 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