The new minimum wage rates come into effect on April 1 2010. The minimum wage will increase from $12.50 to $12.75 an hour before tax. This applies to all employees
Month: March 2010
[DOL] Breastfeeding in the workplace
The Code of Practice on Infant Feeding was launched on 23 March. The code has been developed to help employers understand their obligations to provide unpaid breaks and/or facilities for
[IRD] Tax Tables 2011
2011 tax tables
Up and down the pay scale
New Zealand’s minimum wage is still close to the highest it has been, as a proportion of the average wage, since the late 1970s. It is also the second-highest of
Pickers win wage battle
A company that paid vineyard workers as little as $2 an hour has lost a legal battle over unpaid wages. Six workers have been awarded backpay after the Department of
Minimum wage – the $15 question
Ryan Poitoa resents getting paid less than his mates doing the same job beside him. Poitoa, 17, is one of the 150 people who got work when a Countdown supermarket
Dunne tips property tax change, lower personal tax
Speaking to the International Fiscal Association conference in Christchurch today, Dunne said changes to the tax treatment of property were likely, to make the rules fairer and more equitable for
[IRD] Software Developers News – March 2010 edition
Software Developers Conference – 10th-11th of June 2010 – Wellington We will provide preliminary programme details with our invitations to electronically register in late April 2010
[IRD] March 2010 – Clarifying staff reimbursements for motor vehicle expenses
In this issue you can read about mileage rates, KiwiSaver small business survey, income tax timetable, paying PAYE electronically, calculating PAYE in April, reducing printed publications, KiwiSaver start dates, ACC
[IRD] March 2010 – Determination on the issue of perpetualnon-cumulative shares by BNZIS 2
The latest issue of the Tax Information Bulletin Vol 22, No 2 (March 2010) is now available at: http://www.ird.govt.nz/tib In this issue you can read about: * Binding rulings dealing
[DOL] Review of Part 9 of the Employment Relations Act 2000: Personal Grievances
an employee who considered taking a personal grievance but did not proceed, or ·
[IRD] Payroll Specification v3 period commencing 1 April 2010 refresh
IRD’s 29 January email referred to two changes to the payroll specification v3 for the pay period commencing on or after 1 April 2010. These changes were noted in the
[IRD] Agent Answers – March 2010 – When to expect annual returns and notices
In this issue you can read about: 2010 annual returns, calculations for new secondary tax rate, changes to RWT rates and thresholds, no paper IR 345 for online payers, trusts
[DOL] Migration Insights
What’s Hot? provides an overview of migration flows and policy, and contributes a New Zealand country profile for OECD’s ‘International Migration Outlook’ series. Final Evaluation Report of the Recognised Seasonal
Personal grievance revamp considered
\”A number of concerns have been raised about the personal grievance system, including uncertainty about the law and the ability for parties to spin out the legal battle for years,\”