Press Release – E TuE t National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says the Governments erosion of leave rights shows the importance of electing a worker-friendly Government in November. It shifts to counting leave in hours, changes how annual leave is paid, and swaps an alternative day off for working a public holiday for hours in lieu. “Right now, your annual leave is paid on your average earnings, because you can’t pick up overtime while you’re on leave. E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says the Government’s erosion of leave rights shows the importance of electing a worker-friendly Government in November. That is the choice in November, and workers won’t forget who tried to take their leave.”