Entitled vs Accrued vs Advanced Leave Explained
Annual leave can be confusing for both employers and employees. Under the New Zealand Holidays Act 2003, workers are entitled to a minimum of four weeks’ paid annual leave per year (20 working days for full-time employees). However, understanding the difference between entitled, accrued, and advanced leave is crucial for proper payroll management and ensuring compliance […]
Payroll, it’s not exactly brain surgery!
At times it does feel like it is, as payroll is not as simple as many think. There are at least 19 Acts of Parliament that use the word ’employee’ so when complying with one Act, you could very well be in breach of another Act. What Acts have a direct impact on Payroll Student […]
Bottle Store owner fined $200,000 for exploiting staff
A liquor store owner whose behaviour was branded “heinous” by a judge will pay up an unprecedented $200,000 fine for underpaying migrant workers – but is unrepentant. Six Indian migrants were underpaid a total of $250,000 by Paramjeet Singh Parihar and Kuldip Kaur Parihar while working at the couple’s Super Liquor bottle stores in the […]
Easter Sunday is NOT a Public Holiday
There always seems to be a lot of confusion over whether Easter Sunday is a Public Holiday and what your employees are entitled to be paid. Easter Sunday is NOT treated as a public holiday under the Holidays Act 2003 – Refer to the informative Department of Labour link below: http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase/item/1245