The last point does seem to be true of Local and Central Government appointments. A great book to read about this is called Parkinson’s Law.
Month: September 2021
Answers for bosses around uneasy vaccination questions
Employer attention is increasingly focused on how to deal with the jab-reluctant in the workplace. Here are comprehensive answers to common questions… By Marie Wisker, Geoff Carter & Vonda Engels* As Covid-19 vaccination roll-out moves up a gear, employers are grappling with ways of dealing with the jab-reluctant in the workplace. The Government, through the […]
Daylight Saving – what happens if you are working during the change over?
Daylight Saving will take place this Sunday when the clocks move forward one hour – (springforward, or fallback in Autumn). Our timezone, the daylight saving dates and the rules around what happens if you are working when the clocks change are governed by 2 pieces of legislation. Time Act The Time Act 1974 defines New […]
Do you know your true labour costs?
Most people understand that the agreed hourly rate or salary paid to an employee is just the start when it comes to determining the actual cost. As you start adding in leave entitlements, Kiwisaver, training, ACC etc, the costs start going up and up. It’s really important to know the real cost of employing staff, […]
Stop with the nonsense: Just tell the truth about why you won’t get a COVID vaccination – from USA TODAY
Stop with the nonsense: Just tell the truth about why you won’t get a COVID vaccination The most honest statement for anyone still resisting a vaccine is, “I don’t want to” and that’s it. Check out this story on usatoday.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/14/covid-vaccines-just-tell-the-truth-about-why-you-arent-vaccinated-nicki-minaj/8333968002/
Entitled, Accrued and Advanced leave – what is the difference?
We get a lot of questions around the labels used in payroll to describe Annual Leave so the following will hopefully help. Entitled, Accrued, and Advanced are used to define the different elements of Annual Leave. To understand them you first must remember that an employee’s Annual Leave year runs for a 12 month period […]
Common Immigration questions
The following is an article produced by Duncan Cotterill. The original post can be found HERE. Immigration law FAQs Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Our immigration team has compiled a selection of frequently asked questions and answers, which may be useful for businesses with immigration questions. These are hypothetical scenarios, and the advice is, of course, […]