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2021 PAYROLL EXCELLENCE AWARDS Nominations open on 27 September 2021 and close on 25th October 2021. Please note: you must provide a fully completed nomination to be entered into NZPPA awards. Payroll practitioners are the unsung heroes of business. They manage one of...

[PRIVACY COMMISSIONER] PRIVACY COMMISSIONER WARNS AGAINST PAPER-BASED CONTACT TRACING REGISTERS Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is concerned that people are gaining access to personal information from paper-based contact tracing registers and using it in ways that...

FAMILY VIOLENCE LEAVE – PAYROLL NEEDS TO BE READY IN THESE TOUGH TIMES Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO Having seen a number of media reports on the increase in family violence from lockdown during these worrying times that we live in it is important for payroll to be...

COVID-19 August 2021   It is the last thing any of us wanted, but we find ourselves in this unfortunate lock down again. There are several options available to businesses, but there are slight differences from before.   Wage Subsidy:   You can apply for a...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] JURY SERVICE Jury service is administered by the Ministry of Justice. If an employee has been summoned for jury service they can get more information about this from the Ministry of Justice. Employer obligations Employees who have been called up for...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] PAY-AS-YOU-GO FOR FIXED-TERM OR CHANGING WORK PATTERNS – PART 2 Irregular or changing work patterns Don’t assume that just because an employee is employed on a ‘casual’ employment agreement they will automatically qualify for annual holiday pay on a...

[IRD] KIWISAVER PENALTIES IRD will work with you to help you meet your KiwiSaver obligations. When something does go wrong, for example you do not deduct KiwiSaver contributions for an employee, IRD will send you a reminder. This will be followed by a notice to warn...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] PAY-AS-YOU-GO FOR FIXED-TERM OR CHANGING WORK PATTERNS – PART 1 The right to four weeks’ annual holidays per year applies to all types of employees. In limited circumstances some employees may be paid their annual holiday entitlement on a pay-as-you-go...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] LEAVE WITHOUT PAY An employee can take leave without pay if their employer agrees. The agreement should be recorded in writing. Leave without pay is when an employer allows an employee time off work when they would otherwise be working, but doesn’t pay...

  Kiwisaver – Employer Contributions   All Kiwisaver members making a contribution from their pay (3%, 4%, 6%, 8% or 10%) will have a minimum of 3% employer contributions paid as well.   The employer contributions paid to a superannuation fund for the...