5:30 AM Monday Nov 1, 2010 Shrink Students are starting off in the red. Photo / APN Nearly 900,000 people have taken student loans since the scheme started, and more
Year: 2010
Here is the change from the so called Hobbit Act
This is what the change will be for the so called Hobbit Act Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Act 2010 No 120, Public Act Meaning of employee (1) Section 6(1)
Hobbit bill passes first reading
Parliament was tonight working its way through a labour law change the Government says is essential to ensure The Hobbit movies are made in New Zealand. But the legislation was
[IRD] 2012 Draft Payroll Specification now available
We are pleased to advise we now have a draft Payroll Specification Document for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 available to be downloaded from our website.
[IRD] October 2010 – Tax Agents October 2010 issue
In this issue you can read about, tax help for small businesses affected by the earthquake, GST now the rate has changed, changes help businesses move to new GST rates,
IHC firms put under statutory management
Two companies that care for disabled people asked to be put under statutory management because they could not afford the potential $176 million liability of a court-ordered requirement to pay
ACC seeks experience rating for levies
Employers who make fewer injury claims should pay less, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) says. ACC is consulting from today on proposed increases to levies but they are unlikely to
[IRD] Payroll Casebook and PAYE & KiwiSaver calculator
The IRD’s Payroll Specification Team has advised that the payroll Casebook and the PAYE & KiwiSaver calculator have been updated and are available on the Inland Revenue website. The
[IRD] [taxpolicy] Extension to redundancy tax credit
Minister of Revenue Peter Dunne, today announced an extension to the redundancy tax credit, repealed in Budget 2010. The credit will be paid once legislation is amended in December.
[DOL] EARTHQUAKE – WHAT HAPPENS IF THE WORKPLACE IS CLOSED?
The earthquake caused a range of damage to businesses in the Canterbury region and it may take time for workplaces to be able to reopen. Employees and employees should be
After the Earthquake – Employment Relations Focus for Employers
As the clean up continues and more businesses look to return to operation following Saturday’s earthquake in Canterbury, there is a range of health and safety and employment relations issues
[DOL] After the Earthquake – Department of Labour Advice
Information here is designed to help businesses and their employees make good, safe, sensible and practical decisions in this difficult time and covers: · Managing Health and Safety in
[IRD] September 2010 – More about the Budget 2010 changes
In this issue you can read about the Budget 2010 changes, payroll giving, penalty for non-electronic filing of employer monthly schedules, employees with a shortfall of PAYE, child support consultation,
[taxpolicy] Legislation in the November 09 tax bill enacted
Legislation in the Taxation (Annual Rates, Trans-Tasman Savings Portability, KiwiSaver, and Remedial Matters) Bill introduced in November 2009 received Royal assent on 7 September. It introduces changes to the tax
Some earthquake-hit workers to get subsidy
Updated 7:32 PM Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 The Government has stepped in with an emergency $350-a-week wage subsidy for workers who aren’t being paid because of the Canterbury earthquake, a
Employers obliged to pay quake-hit workers
3:52 PM Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 Workers worried about loss of pay following Saturday’s earthquake could have a case for the Employment Relations Authority if their employer refuses to pay
Quake-hit workers worried about pay
2:45 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Shrink Prime Minister John Key surveying earthquake damage on Saturday. Photo /Simon Baker Workers are worried about loss of pay in the wake of
Govt proposes changes to child support system
Updated 12:09 PM Thursday Sep 2, 2010 The Government intends using increased data matching abilities between departments and will introduce mandatory automatic payments as it seeks to crack down on
[taxpolicy] Student loan bill introduced
The Student Loan Scheme Bill was tabled in Parliament today, introducing reforms that will in the future allow borrowers to manage their loans online. The changes are part of a
[IRD] Student loan bill will simplify loan repayments
A bill tabled in Parliament today will make it easier for those with student loans to manage them online, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said. The Student Loan Scheme Bill paves