Common Elements Used To Define Absence and Termination Rules

Field or Control	Description
ARCI	The Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act (ARCI) of 1992 is the current accident compensation legislation in New Zealand. It replaces the Accident Compensation Act and is administered by the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation.
ACC	The Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) was the administrative body which administered the Accident Compensation Act. The act was New Zealand's first no-fault accident compensation scheme and was established in 1974. It has since been replaced with the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
ACC Leave	Leave due to a work related accident paid according to the ARCI Act.
Anniversary Date for Entitlement	The date on which an employee becomes entitled to their annual leave for the year. This is usually the anniversary of the employee's original hire date, and the date therefore is likely to vary from one employee to the next.
Average Weekly Earnings	These earnings are determined by calculating gross earnings over the 12 months prior to the end of the last payroll period, and dividing the figure by 52.
Gap gapdefined absencesgap, defining	A pay period preceding an absence that is paid after the start of the absence.
Gross Total Earnings	All salary, wages, overtime pay, allowances, commission, and any previous holiday pay owed to an employee for previous years, excluding ACC.
Holidays Act	Sometimes referred to as "the Act"; sets minimum entitlements of annual leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, and public holidays for employees.
Holiday Pay	Payment for annual leave which is governed by the Holidays Act.
Ordinary Rate	The basic hourly rate of pay.
Ordinary Weekly Pay	Ordinary weekly pay represents everything an employee is normally paid weekly, including, regular overtime, allowances, board and lodgings, and regular productivity payments.