{
  "id": 19407543,
  "title": "Explainer: Can my employer force me to take annual leave over Christmas?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/explainer-can-my-employer-force-me-to-take-annual-leave-over-christmas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T21:49:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/2532060/explainer-can-my-employer-force-me-to-take-annual-leave-over-christmas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Christmas is just over the horizon. If your workplace closes down, will you have to use up your annual leave balance?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}