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’ […]
Category: Parental Leave
Minimum Rate to Increase to $20 per hour from April 1st, 2021
The Government has confirmed it will raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour from April 1, 2021. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said “There are many Kiwis who earn the minimum wage that have gone above and beyond in our fight against COVID. I think everyone agrees those who served us so well […]
Payroll Continuity Plan – do you have one?
Severe weather, natural disasters or an absent payroll employee are all common enough occurrences. All can have a profound impact on your business without warning. Would your company survive? As the financial well-being of your business is reliant on it ‘opening its doors’ it is crucial to have a contingency plan in place. Thankfully, exposing […]
Minimum Rate to increase to $18.90 from April 1st, 2020
The Government has just announced that the Minimum Rate will increase from $17.70 to $18.90 as at April 1st, 2020. It will be based on actual hours worked from April 1st. See also – https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118293153/minimum-wage-will-rise-to-1890-in-2020
Latest Earthquake Status
We are fully operational in Christchurch as most of the damage seems to be North of us. If you are in the affected area and you don’t have access to internet, we will process your pay as best we can and do whatever we can to make sure it gets through as we fully understand […]