The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister has announced that the adult minimum wage will rise to $23.15 per hour from 1 April 2024. This is an increase of 45 cents per hour from the current rate of $22.70. The new rate applies to Hours Worked from April 1st, regardless of the pay period dates. In […]
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What is a Salary and how can they work
As in all my articles, my mantra is to “keep it simple” in payroll, as that is what works in payroll. I have written before on issues with how salary has been provided and applied to employees in payroll. Still, it’s one of the annoying questions (other than the Holidays Act) I regularly get where […]
School staff to get an ‘interim’ payment of $38 million for Holidays Act issues
Thousands of school staff are about to share more than $38 million in partial compensation for underpaid holiday entitlements. The Ministry of Education told schools this week it would make the first tranche of payments later this month. But it told RNZ full settlement of the problem would take several years, and $408m had been […]
Big changes to when Banks process payments from May 26th, 2023
Payments NZ has been working with the Banking industry on a significant core payments system project to extend the processing of electronic payments to 365 days a year. This upcoming change will mean Kiwis will be able to receive as well as send payments between banks every day of the year. We’re pleased to announce […]
2023 April Tax Changes
Not many changes this year and no change to the Holidays Act which is a blessing in my view as the proposed changes would do nothing to make the Legislation easier to comply with. ACC Earner LEVY Rate The ACC Earners Levy Rate has increased from $1.46 to $1.53. ACC Earner LEVY Threshold The maximum […]
Husband ordered to pay his Wife for unpaid wages
A Dargaville business owner has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to pay his former wife more than $80,000 to cover wages she never received. Ashwin Lal worked for two grocery stores in Dargaville owned by Jai Enterprises and Lal’s Enterprises, which were both owned by her former husband, Amitesh Lal. The businesses owned […]
Payroll Compliance is something we will never compromise on..
Here at Ezypay, we will never compromise on COMPLIANCE and we feel it is one of the key reasons clients use our service. We are asked to process items that do not comply with some aspect of Payroll Legislation, but once we explain how such a transaction would breach our legislation they were happy to […]
Obligations on cyclone hit employers – are you required to pay employees?
For many businesses still struggling in the wake of the covid lockdowns, the impact of the cyclone will be devastating. Some will shut for months and others won’t reopen at all. This again raises the issue of whether employees are entitled to be paid if they are willing and able to attend work, but the […]
The Adult Minimum wage to increase from $21.20 to $22.70 from April 1st, 2023
The Government recently announced an increase to the Adult Minimum wage to $22.70 from April 1st, 2023. The starting out and training minimum wage will go up from $16.96 to $18.16 per hour. These rates will apply to all hours WORKED from April 1st, 2023 and will be automatically applied.
Uber drivers – the latest decision in the contractor or employee debate
The Employment Court has ruled that four Uber drivers, who worked in both the ride sharing and the meal delivery services, were employees rather than independent contractors (E Tū Incorporated & another v Rasier Operations BV & others [2022] NZEmpC 192). This will have significant implications for minimum wage, holidays, sick leave, and other entitlements […]