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ENTITLEMENT TO INCREASE TO 10 DAYS Parliament has passed the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill to increase the minimum employee sick leave entitlement from 5 days to 10 days per year. [EMPLOYMENTNZ] MINIMUM SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENT TO INCREASE TO 10 DAYS...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] RETIREMENT An employer cannot force an employee to retire except in very limited circumstances. In employment law, there is no set age for retirement. The common age for retirement is 65, as this is the superannuation qualification age. The retirement...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] CASUAL EMPLOYEES ‘Casual employee’ isn’t defined in employment legislation, but the term is usually used to refer to a situation where the employee has no guaranteed hours of work, no regular pattern of work, and no ongoing expectation of employment....

[IRD] OPERATIONAL STATEMENT: KILOMETRE RATES FOR THE BUSINESS USE OF VEHICLES FOR THE 2021 INCOME YEAR Released by IRD on the 27 May 2021 The table of rates for the 2019/2020 income year for motor vehicle expenditure claims. In accordance with s DE 12(4) the...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] GARDEN LEAVE Is not referred to in employment legislation but is a term sometimes used to describe a period when an employee retains their employment, receives full pay but does not report to work. Garden leave can be useful when both the employee and...

[IRD] PAYE AND KOHA Paying tax when you reimburse koha You may need to pay tax when you give money, goods or services - koha - as reimbursement to someone for providing a service. These kinds of reimbursements may be: ·         the cost of travel to attend a hui...

[IRD] EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO OPT OUT OF KIWISAVER New employees you’ve automatically enrolled into KiwiSaver can ask you, or IRD, to opt them out. ·         Only employees you’ve automatically enrolled can opt out of KiwiSaver. ·         Employees who’ve opted into...

[IRD] TIMELINES AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR (EMPLOYEES) Automatically issued income tax assessments processing timeline 1 April to late-May – Gathering information IRD will be gathering income and tax information from the employees employer (or income provider), bank...

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE 1ST APRIL 2021 On the 1st April 2021 the minimum wage will increase to the following: ·         Adult: $20.00 ·         Starting out minimum wage: $16.00 ·         Training: $16.00 A common question we get asked at NZPPA on the change is: Q: The...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] MINIMUM WAGE IS INCREASING ON 1 APRIL. ARE YOU READY? As a business owner or manager, you need to be ready for the increase in minimum wage rates from Thursday, 1 April 2021. If you have not yet talked to your accountant, payroll provider or your...