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[EMPLOYMENTNZ] REST AND MEAL BREAKS Employees must have paid rest and unpaid meal breaks. The number and duration will depend on the hours worked. Rest breaks benefit workplaces by helping employees work safely and productively. Employees are entitled to paid rest and...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] TOP FIVE EMPLOYMENT TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS YOU NEED TO KNOW These top five employment tips can help employers and employees prepare for the Christmas period. 1. A business may close down over the holiday period Businesses can have an ‘annual closedown’ for...

[IRD] PAYE RECORDS You must keep records of all your PAYE deductions, which include: wagebook information copies of PAYE payment information tax code declaration (IR330) forms completed by employees tax rate notification for contractors (IR330C) forms completed by...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] WHEN A PUBLIC HOLIDAY FALLS WITHIN A LEAVE PERIOD What happens when a public holiday falls within a period of leave such as annual, sick and bereavement leave or during a business close-down period. During a business close-down period If a business has...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] MEDICAL INCAPACITY When an employee is no longer able to do their job due to illness or injury, it can be a challenging time for both employees and employers. In these situations employees are often feeling vulnerable and stressed, worried about not...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] CASHING-UP ANNUAL HOLIDAYS Employees can ask to cash-up up to one week of their four weeks’ minimum entitlement to annual holidays each year. Employees can ask their employer to pay out in cash, up to one week of their four weeks’ minimum entitlement to...

[ACC] HOW ACC CALCULATE EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS In the first four weeks of your incapacity ACC calculate how much ACC will pay based on the employee’s earnings in the four weeks before the employee injury prevented them from being able to work. After the first four weeks of...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] PAY DAY AND PERIOD COVERED When and how often an employee is paid (eg weekly, fortnightly, monthly) varies between workplaces and will often be in employment agreements or workplace policies. To make sure your first pay is paid on time, you need to give...

[EMPLOYMENTNZ] SICK LEAVE AND ACC PAYMENTS What an employee is entitled to if they have an accident or injury that is covered by ACC. If an employee has an accident or injury covered by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) scheme, the following apply: If an...

MAJOR CHANGES FOR PAYROLL ON ITS WAY Based on the present results of the election and even if Labour needs to have the Greens to govern these are the two parties that want to change employment law and tax that will impact on the work, we do in payroll. Labour...