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 […]
Category: Employment Law
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 […]
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 […]
Govt’s proposed Income Insurance Scheme – yet another business cost or a sensible solution?
The Government’s proposed New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme (IIS) has been thrust into the media spotlight, and if the scheme proceeds in its current form there will be significant impacts on the employment law landscape. The idea: Ministers say the proposed IIS fills a gaping hole in New Zealand’s social insurance space, contrasted with the Opposition’s […]
Tax Changes to take effect from April 1st, 2022
The following are the changes taking place from April 1st, 2022. These will kick in on the first pay ‘paid’ in April. ACC EARNER LEVY – The ACC Earner (employee) Levy Rate increases from $1.39 to $1.46 per $100 of earnings. Employees will see a small increase in their taxes and a small decrease in […]
Everyday payroll questions, how many can you answer?
Can an employer decide not to provide the opportunity to cash up Annual Leave to employees? If an employee has annual, sick and alternative leave on Termination, which one(s) must be paid out? Do you have to pay an employee if they are on Jury Service? What period of gross earnings is the ‘extra pay’ […]
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 […]