We have completed a payroll audit and have identified some non-compliance with our legacy payroll system. As part of that audit, we have identified that some current and former employees are impacted. What this means is that some current and former employees have inadvertently not been paid correctly under our legacy payroll system and in line with the Holidays Act (the "Act"). The issues related to calculations and payment for annual leave as well as public holidays, sick and bereavement leave, and primarily impacted permanent employees who have worked variable and unpredictable work patterns or worked above their contracted hours.

While this issue has been the result of the complexities with the Act and our legacy payroll system, we do apologise for any inconvenience it may have caused. Please be assured that we have now rectified the situation by implementing a new payroll system, which is compliant with the Act. In order to make any remediation payments that may be owing to former employees, we are contacting people using their last known contact information. Former employees can get in touch with us at holidaysact@hegroup.nz by 31 October 2026.

We have prepared some FAQs which we hope will answer some questions people may have.

Regards
Payroll Team
Horizon Energy Group