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Following our two rather large earthquakes, Christchurch is slowly, very slowly, getting back on its feet. The majority of the CBD is still out of bounds but we have a great view of the Grand Chancellor and will be selling seats to watch it come down, when it finally happens. Yesterday, Roger Sutton was appointed [...]

Remote office is functioning…

Posted: September 8, 2010 by justin in Earthquake, Office Space
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Hi all, I spoke too soon last week when I said we were lucky we did not need to implement our backup strategy as this morning it was implemented.  We had another large earthquake this morning which resulted in no power and no internet. We have now relocated to a spare room at Lighting 351 [...]

Another earthquake has just hit, shifting office

Posted: September 8, 2010 by justin in Earthquake
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We have just experienced another earthquake which has lost us power.  We are going to vacating our office and will work from Kerry’s home.  This may take an hour or so to get setup. Not sure what effect this will have to mail and phones so please uses the following phones until further notice: E-mail [...]

Canterbrians concerned about lost wages!

Posted: September 7, 2010 by justin in Earthquake
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Quake affected Canterbrians are concerned they may suffer financially because of the number of workplaces closed for business. Unions say casual workers may be particularly affected. Prime Minister John Key says Work and Income and the Mayoral Fund are there to offer support for workers. He’s also had indications from some employers they’ll continue to [...]

What are your obligations to pay staff if your business is closed by an earthquake.

Christchurch payroll bureau, Payroll Professionals Limited, has decided to merge with Ezypay.

Why do I get a tax bill each year? The calculation of tax is not a straight forward exercise that most assume. It is based on multiple rates and multiple thresholds. Hopefully this will help to explain why some people end up with a tax bill and some with a tax refund.

Ezypay offers discounted medical insurance through its relationship with Unimed.