21 August 2021 Right Honourable Michael Wood Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Private Bag 18888 Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160 Open Letter to Michael Wood Minister for Workplace Relations
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THE RISE OF THE FAKE PAYROLL CONSULTANT
The Holidays Act is an ongoing nightmare. (Will the government ever release the Holidays Act review? Hope it was a new year’s resolution!) There is a whole industry of people
UPDATES TO A PAYROLL SYSTEM – WHY PAYROLL NEEDS TO BE PROACTIVE
I have stated time and time again that a payroll system is a tool and is not the actual payroll! The payroll practitioner is the one essential part of payroll
TRANSFERING & DONATING LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS EARNED UNDER THE HOLIDAYS ACT– CAN YOU DO IT?
In this post, I want to talk about whether an employee can transfer leave from one company to another, or from one country to another. And I’ll also consider whether
WHAT GIVING TEN DAYS SICK LEAVE MEANS FOR PAYROLL
The government has introduced the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill and has stated it will go through the full select committee process before becoming law later in 2021 (not
WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS IN PAYROLL WHEN AN EMPLOYEE GETS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL HOLIDAYS
So, for my first post of 2021, I want to clarify a few points, which from my experience, are not understood or applied correctly in payroll when additional annual holidays
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN YOU REDUCE AN EMPLOYEE’S PAY OR HOURS?
The current pandemic has seen a lot of confusion for employers as well as for employees about what happens when hours or pay are reduced. So, first things first, in
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IMPORTANT FOR NZ PAYROLL: IS THE WAGE SUBSIDY AND LEAVE PAYMENT IS TAXABLE FOR THE EMPLOYEE?
Short answer: Yes, they become part of the employee’s gross earnings. NZPPA has been in discussion with IRD on this since these new payments were announced and have had it
Example of how the Government Wage Subsidy and Leave Payment is taxed
The wage subsidy and leave payment are subject to tax and become part of gross taxable income for the employee. Example of the Wage Subsidy: A full-time employee (working more
THE “NOTS” OF THE HOLIDAYS ACT ARE STILL NOT UNDERSTOOD!
I get questions every day on the Holidays Act and I am amazed that the fundamentals are still not understood, or for whatever reason are not being correctly applied to
HOW CAN YOU RUN PAYROLL WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW IT?
I spend a lot of time explaining why things need to be done a certain way in payroll to senior managers and even payroll practitioners. It’s required to ensure compliance,
CAN YOU PAY LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR LEAVE PROVIDED UNDER THE HOLIDAYS ACT?
The short answer is YES. Now, this is not about the bad employer exploiting the downtrodden, overworked employee, this is just a consequence that can happen because of the averages
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR NZ PAYROLL IN 2020?
Another year, another set of challenges for payroll! After the year of delivery (I did not see anything for payroll!), we now face a year of uncertainty. The things that
WHY THE HOLIDAYS ACT REVIEW HAS FAILED EVEN BEFORE IT’S RELEASED!
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO We are still waiting on the Minister to release the Holidays Act Review Report, which after several delays was provided to him in early October
THE ANNOYING QUIRKS OF IRD’S NEW MYIR TAX WEBSITE
A good way to gain a working understanding of the complicated New Zealand tax system and how hard it is to develop IT systems that allow users to interface painlessly
EMPLOYERS SHOULD HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO KIWISAVER EVEN WHEN STAFF DON’T; FINANCE INDUSTRY
The minimum employer contribution to KiwiSaver should be lowered from 3 per cent to 2 per cent or an employer should be required to put money in regardless of whether
TRUCK DRIVER FIRED ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ AFTER QUESTIONING HOLIDAY PAY
A truck driver fired “out of the blue” a month before Christmas, has been awarded $22,800 for unjustifiable dismissal. Stephen Taylor worked at Farm Beach Transport Limited from April 2018 til November
Debt collectors chasing employers for payments to exploited workers
Employers who ignore orders to compensate exploited workers can expect a visit from debt collectors. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) set up the debt collection unit about