New Zealand Unpaid Wages / Holiday Pay Demand
First-person self-help demand to an employer for unpaid wages or holiday pay, citing the Minimum Wage Act 1983, Wages Protection Act 1983, and Holidays Act 2003. Escalation: the Labour Inspectorate (Employment NZ) or a recovery-of-wages claim in the Employment Relations Authority. A wage-arrears demand — distinct from a personal grievance (which has a strict 90-day deadline). You complete and send it yourself.
Statute of Limitations Warning
Legal deadlines apply to your claim. You lose your right to act if you wait too long. Send notice as soon as possible.
Why this letter works:
- Cites the exact law: Automatically applies the correct state and federal statutes to your situation.
- Sets a firm deadline: Legally compels a response within the required statutory timeframe.
- Creates a paper trail: Designed to serve as Exhibit A if you need to escalate to an agency or court.
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Your employment and what you are owed
You are entitled to be paid at least the minimum wage (Minimum Wage Act 1983), to have your wages paid in full without unlawful deductions (Wages Protection Act 1983), and to holiday pay (Holidays Act 2003). This letter demands what you are owed.
This letter will cite
Minimum Wage Act 1983; Wages Protection Act 1983; Holidays Act 2003; Employment Relations Act 2000 (Labour Inspectorate + Employment Relations Authority).
If unpaid, you can ask the Labour Inspectorate (Employment NZ) for help, or bring a recovery-of-wages claim in the Employment Relations Authority.
Before you start
What exactly do I get, and when?
A personalized PDF letter, written around the statute that applies to your situation, with the deadline and the consequence spelled out. It downloads the moment payment confirms, back here on commoner-law.com — there is no waiting period and no account to create.
How much is it?
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Is this legal advice?
Self-help template; not legal advice and we are not a law firm. Unpaid wages (arrears) and personal grievances are different claims with different processes — a personal grievance has a strict 90-day deadline.
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Do I have to pay to know if I have a case?
No. The rights encyclopedia on this site is free and cites the same primary sources the letter does. Read the relevant guide first — plenty of situations are resolved by a phone call to a free statutory body, and where one exists we say so.