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[IRD] PAYROLL GIVING The employer's role As an employer you are responsible for: ·         deducting the requested donation amount from your employee's salary or wage ·         calculating the correct tax credits for each payroll donation made ·         recording the...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE EMPLOYEES TAKE LEAVE DURING ALERT LEVELS 3 AND 4? If workers are not able to come into their usual place of work, employers are encouraged to ask individual workers to work from home while the risk is addressed, and pay them normally....

COVID-19 VACCINE: EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS Recognising the critical role that our border workforce play in keeping us safe, you will have seen that the government has announced that the Ministry of Health will be rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to border workers and...

[WINZ] PAYING YOUR STAFF THE COVID-19 SHORT-TERM ABSENCE PAYMENT How to pay the COVID-19 Short-Term Absence Payment to your workers, and manage GST and tax around this. Paying wages to staff Where your employee has an entitlement to be paid as per their employment...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION In some situations, employees may be required to have a medical examination or be suspended from the workplace. An employer cannot force an employee to have a medical examination. However, if an employer has good...

    WHAT GIVING TEN DAYS SICK LEAVE MEANS FOR PAYROLL Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO The government has introduced the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill and has stated it will go through the full select committee process before becoming law...

  [MBIE] INCREASING THE MINIMUM SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENT A Bill to increase employees’ minimum entitlement to sick leave from five days to 10 days per year will be introduced to Parliament. About the proposed changes Under the Holidays Act 2003, employees are...

  [EMPLOYMENTNZ] TRANSFERRING A PUBLIC HOLIDAY BY AGREEMENT An employer and employee may agree that an entire public holiday will be observed on another day for the employee. Transferring part of a public holiday Employees working shifts that span two days can...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] PLANNING THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS PARTY We’re not party planners, but these tips can help you arrange a Christmas party that is safe and enjoyable for everyone. Christmas parties are a good way for staff to unwind and to celebrate the achievements of the...

[IRD] INTRODUCTION OF TAXATION (INCOME TAX RATE AND OTHER AMENDMENTS) BILL The Minister of Revenue David Parker has introduced the Taxation (Income Tax Rate and Other Amendments) Bill. It contains four main measures: introducing a new top personal income tax rate of...