Fix Holiday Pay Issues with Confidence
A structured approach to payroll remediation that helps you identify risks, recalculate entitlements and deliver outcomes you can stand behind.
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The environment is changing, but historical risk remains
Keep your organisation aligned with NZ Holidays Act compliance
We help de-risk complex holiday pay issues
With ongoing discussions around Holidays Act reform (Employee Leave Bill), many organisations are re-evaluating how leave entitlements are calculated and managed.
However, changes in legislation do not remove existing risk.
Historical payroll practices, once considered acceptable, may no longer align with emerging expectations or interpretations. This creates a growing need for organisations to revisit past calculations and ensure they can confidently stand behind them at the point of transition.
The responsibility to address historical payroll issues sits with the employer. Identifying and resolving these issues can be complex, time consuming, and difficult to manage with confidence. That’s where we come in.
Our Holidays Act remediation methodology has been recognised by MBIE and applied across large scale remediation programmes. It is trusted by many of New Zealand’s largest employers to resolve complex, high risk payroll issues.
We combine this proven approach with deep payroll expertise and our proprietary data tools to deliver consistent, accurate and auditable outcomes.
Find the perfect plan for you
Our solutions are designed to scale across organisations of varying size and complexity, informed by our extensive experience working with large and complex payroll environments.
Complete Remediation Solution
Resolve holiday pay issues with a clear and structured approach.
We support organisations to identify issues, define remediation scope, and perform recalculations across historical payroll data to address discrepancies.
From review to resolution, we help ensure outcomes are accurate and complete.
This solution is suited to organisations managing complex payroll environments and seeking a clear, structured way to resolve holiday pay issues.
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Recalculation Support
Where remediation scope has already been defined, recalculation becomes a matter of scale, consistency and control.
We support the application of agreed methodology across historical payroll data, ensuring calculations are performed accurately and consistently across all relevant employee groups.
Payroll Data Analytics
Gain clarity over your payroll data.
We analyse payroll datasets to identify anomalies, inconsistencies and areas of risk.
Our work is supported by a specialist data team, including PhD level expertise, enabling deeper validation and insight across complex payroll environments.
Advisory & Tailored Support
Support where you need it most.
We work alongside your team to provide targeted advice across key areas of payroll remediation, helping you navigate complexity and make confident, compliant decisions.
We can extract data from any payroll system,
one way or another
Frequently Asked Questions
The errors are rarely obvious. They are often buried in years of historical data, caused by system logic gaps, misinterpreted legislation, or outdated payroll setups.
We have seen companies spend significant money trying to fix things, only to get it wrong again. That is not just costly, it is damaging to their reputation amongst their employees.
New Zealand law necessitates that calculations are done sequentially, to ensure that any downstream effects are always captured correctly. This means significant effort must go into ensuring that all data is historically accurate, and truly represents the state of the payroll system at the time. Things can get even more complicated when multiple data sources exist, or when multiple payroll systems have been implemented in the past.
PPS uses a proven remediation framework that has been reviewed and acknowledged by MBIE. It is built on real-world insight, deep data analysis, and the ability to defend every decision. We do not fix the surface. We correct the root cause.
Because payroll remediation sits at the intersection of two highly specialised disciplines: data science and payroll compliance. Most providers are strong in one area but not the other. They may understand payroll but lack the ability to analyse large and complex datasets. Others may have technical skills but not the legal and compliance knowledge required to handle payroll risk correctly.
At PPS, we have built both capabilities from the ground up. Our in-house data science team is led by PhD-qualified data experts and works closely with experienced payroll and compliance professionals. This depth of expertise is rare in the market. We can take care of the technical side of things – e.g. data extraction and mapping – while also giving you strategic advice around what compliance should look like at your business. Many businesses have complicated employment types and scenarios that are unique to themselves. They don’t fit into a cookie cutter approach. We work with you, and with your data, to help determine what the most efficient way forward is.
It is also why we are often called in to resolve not only payroll issues but failed remediation attempts made by other providers. We do not just meet expectations. We help define the standard for the entire industry.
It could – but only if you delay it or do it poorly. When handled transparently and professionally, remediation can actually strengthen your reputation.
We have helped many employers turn risk into trust by managing not only the calculations but also the communication. Because we have HR professionals on our team, we understand how to approach remediation with empathy. We help you plan the right messages, prepare your managers, and communicate with affected employees in a way that builds confidence rather than conflict.
And because our methodology has been independently reviewed and trusted by government regulators, you will have confidence and defensibility at every step.
More than you might expect. Payroll data reflects the full employee lifecycle including hours, leave, entitlements, pay rules, and exceptions. It’s very rare a project goes by without us ever discovering some sort of previously unknown issue for our clients.With the right structure and analysis, PPS helps you:
- Identify hidden compliance risks
- Understand behavioural patterns such as leave usage, overtime, and turnover
- Support strategic planning with live payroll intelligence
- Produce audit-ready records for Holidays Act reviews
- Understand how different payroll software interacts together
We also help you apply data governance principles, so your payroll data becomes not just cleaner but smarter, more reliable, and ready for future automation.
Because waiting for a problem to appear often means it is already too late. Many errors remain hidden for years, buried in complex systems or poor data structures. They’re usually unintentional, caused by mistakes and misinterpretation rather than by malice. By the time they are discovered, the damage has often spread across financial, legal, and reputational areas.
Payroll is typically under audited – because it’s difficult to do well. That is why we encourage clients to treat data as a compliance asset, not just a reporting tool.
Our payroll data services help you clean and structure your data, identify early risk signals, and prepare for compliance audits with confidence. When your data is well-managed, remediation becomes the exception, not the outcome.