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 […]

Ezypay – Labour Cost Calculator

Recently we had a visit from a large NZ employer wanting to know what we did and how we operated.  One of the items discussed is a new feature on our Website, the Labour Cost Calculator, as the person said they had been using it extensively to run different scenarios around an employee’s hourly rate […]

Coronavirus and Leave options

Well it is a trending topic at the moment so just an update on our situation and options should an employee contract the virus. Firstly, about four years ago we moved all our systems into the cloud as part of our Business Continuity Plan, this was after successfully coming through the Earthquakes in 2011 uninterrupted. […]

Ezypay is getting behind Akimbo, will you?

 Having survived the Canterbury Earthquakes eight years ago and then the EQC Trauma that followed, everyone in Canterbury is aware of what effect these can have on your mental fitness. It is no surprise that the stats for Canterbury around depression and anxiety are so high but rather than just sit and hope it […]

Sick Leave Entitlement Internationally 

When it comes to paid sick leave entitlements, Australian employees are doing better than their counterparts in the United States. Here, sick leave is deemed a type of personal leave under the National Employment Standards and full-time employees are entitled to 10 days’ paid personal leave per year. That includes sick leave and paid carer’s […]