The Employment Leave Act: What's Changing and How to Prepare (Free Training)
Watch our free Employment Leave Act webinar: what's changing, what to watch for and what to do now, before 6 August 2028.
Why this matters
Has the Holidays Act ever left you second-guessing a pay run? You're not alone.
It's caught out businesses of every size. The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028, and while the new rules are meant to be simpler, simpler doesn't mean easier. Leave moves from weeks to hours, there's a brand-new 12.5% Leave Compensation Payment, and your employment agreements will need a fresh look.
In this free recording of our webinar with PayHero, I walk you through what's changing, what to watch for, and what to do now (and what can wait).
What you'll learn
- Why the Holidays Act is being replaced, and the key dates
- Standard, additional and casual hours, and why every hour needs a bucket
- How annual and sick leave build up from day one
- Why leave is banked, not rescaled (the Charlie example)
- The Leave Compensation Payment, and why it isn't the old 8%
- What changes for public holidays, alternative leave and final pays
- Why your employment agreements are key
- A practical timeline to 6 August 2028, and the 2029 trap to avoid
Who it's for: small business employers, and the bookkeepers, accountants, VAs and payroll practitioners who support them.
General information only, not legal advice. Recorded 14 October 2026.
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