Holiday pay calculations have been a grey area in some employers eyes, however the Holidays Act has always specified that bonus and commission payments etc. paid on a regular basis need to be added to the holiday pay calculation. This article appeared in the Sunday Times over the weekend and may be of interest to you. [...]
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Holiday Pay Calculations
Posted: September 29, 2011 by paularetallick in Payroll, Payroll StuffTags: ezypay, holiday calculations, Holidays Act
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Child Support Changes to go ahead ……
Posted: August 26, 2011 by paularetallick in Payroll, Payroll StuffTags: child support, employees, ezypay
The following has been taken from the IRD’s website and will be of interest to some of your employees. Minister of Revenue Peter Dunne has announced that changes to the way the child support scheme is administered will proceed, with legislation likely to be introduced in the next few months. For more information see the [...]
Does an employee get paid for Monday when they are unable to get to work due to the snow !
Posted: July 27, 2011 by paularetallick in Payroll, Payroll StuffTags: contracts, employees, Snow
This extract is from the Chamber of Commerce, it will help answer your question on whether or not to pay your employee if they were unable to come to work on Monday due to the snow. Paying staff during snow disruption Many businesses will be experiencing disruption to their normal staffing levels due to the recent [...]
Snow in Christchurch
Posted: July 25, 2011 by paularetallick in Payroll Stuff, Staff RamblingsTags: Smow, Snow
I am sure you have all heard that Christchurch along with other cities in NZ have had the biggest snow fall in 15 years. In Christchurch, only four wheel drive vehicles are allowed on the road so I had to be picked up by Justin this morning in his sturdy land cruiser. Most of the businesses are closed [...]
IRD Mileage Allowance Increased
Posted: June 30, 2011 by paularetallick in Payroll StuffTags: ird, mileage rate
The IRD mileage allowance used by employers to compensate employees for using their private car on company business has increased from 70 cents per kilometre to 74 cents per kilometre for the 2011 tax year.
Cashing up Annual Leave as at 01 April 2011
Posted: April 29, 2011 by paularetallick in Payroll, Payroll Stuff, UncategorizedTags: 2011 Changes, Annual Maintenance
As from 01 April 2011 employees and employers can negotiate the cashing up of one weeks annual leave. This leave is not accrued leave but outstanding leave ( leave that is 12 months old) see the link below for further info. Ezypay can send you a Cash-Up holiday Consent Form – just send an email [...]
The Minimum Adult Wage increases from $12.75 to $13.00 per hour from 01 April 2011 for all employees 16 or over who are not a new Entrant or a Trainee. The New Entrant and Minimum Training Wage will increase to $10.40 per hour from 01 April 2011.
