Your company might have a closedown period that requires employees to take annual leave – for example, many companies close down over Christmas. But if an employee hasn't reached the first anniversary of their employment, they might not be entitled to take leave during the closedown. Instead, you might have to pay them at least 8% of their gross earnings.
For instructions on making closedown payments, see Company Closedown in the MYOB Acumatica help.
To learn more about which employees you need to pay, see Annual closedowns and holidays on the Employment New Zealand website.