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
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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
12 PRACTICAL WAYS TO REDUCE WORK FOR NZ PAYROLL
So, now for something completely different. I always say at the start of any training session I run that I am not politically correct. And in today’s world, in my
Student loans vanish from screen after Inland Revenue upgrade
Some taxpayers have seen their student loans seemingly disappear after Inland Revenue’s website came back online on Friday following a technology upgrade. A former student who now lives in Germany was among those who got a nice, but short-lived,
Four Types of Dangerous Payroll People
Yes, I mention this a lot in my posts, but payroll is a business-critical activity. It manages one of the largest costs a business has which is the cost of
Wendy’s fails to meet payout deadline for workers not given lieu days
Former Wendy’s employees owed thousands by the fast food giant following an Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ruling are still waiting on payment. Remediation payments for days in lieu not provided
9000 Corrections staff to get holiday pay arrears this year
It expects a $16 million contingency it got in last year’s Budget should cover its liabilities to more than 9000 staff underpaid due to leave and shiftwork miscalculations. “We are
CANNOT USE AVERAGING FOR TIME IN HOLIDAYS ACT REMEDIATION
One of the key concepts of the Holidays Act is a week for annual holidays and a day for the other types of leave provided under the Act. A week
SHOULD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE BE IN PAYROLL?
The short answer is yes. It is interesting to see the wide range of variations in terms of what payroll providers are doing with domestic violence leave (DVL) in their
DHBS UNSURE HOW TO PAY POSSIBLE MILLIONS OWED TO STAFF
NZPPA note: the present Holidays Act review is about going forward, it will not resolve the issues the DHBs have with underpayments that have happened in the past, we
PAYROLL STAFF NEED HELP AS COMPANIES STRUGGLE WITH UNDERPAID HOLIDAYS
Businesses need to take a hard look at the job of their often low-paid and overwhelmed payroll staff, says a top employment lawyer, as New Zealand continues to grapple with
ANOTHER ISSUE WITH NZ HOLIDAYS ACT PAYROLL REMEDIATION
In this post, I highlight an area that I often see which is not being applied correctly when recalculating leave provided under the Holidays Act 2003. It identifies underpayments that
KFC, Pizza Hut and Carl’s Jr workers struggle through holiday payroll bungle
Employees of Restaurant Brands, which runs KFC, Pizza Hut and Carl’s Jr restaurant chains, were left out of pocket when the company hit payroll trouble over Christmas. Stemming from an
115,000 Kiwis to get tax bill for first time
About 115,000 Kiwis will be stung with a tax bill for the first time next year and experts are warning there could be teething issues even for those who get
Inland Revenue walks the talk on payday filing
Inland Revenue has become the country’s first big employer to adopt payday filing ahead of it being mandatory on 1 April next year. Customer segment leader Richard Owen says switching
Controversial workplace relations bill softened somewhat to get support from NZ First
Labour’s flagship workplace relations bill has been delayed and union access provisions softened to keep NZ First on board. The rights of employers to opt out of multi-employment collective agreements