The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has named and shamed them its latest published stand down list. The list comes after a crackdown on employers who breach immigration
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Burger King banned from hiring migrant workers, placed on Employment NZ’s stand-down list for year
Antares Restaurant Group, the parent company which owns and operates Burger King in New Zealand, has been banned from hiring migrant workers for a year. The Ministry of Business, Innovation
Gender Pay Gap Narrows
New Zealand’s gender pay gap is closing, according to figures from Statistics NZ. The gender pay gap was sitting at 9.2 per cent in the June quarter of this year
Mothers would get bereavement leave for miscarriages under new bill
Women who have a miscarriage at any stage in their pregnancy would be entitled to bereavement leave under a new Member’s Bill drawn from the ballot. Labour MP Ginny Andersen’s
Holidays Act Review – Why payroll providers should not be involved in the review process
Article by: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO In the terms of reference for the recently announced review of the Holidays Act, the Minister states that payroll providers and other private sector
NZ Domestic Violence—Victims’ Protection Bill Passes
From the 1 April 2019 New Zealand will have another leave type called Domestic Violence leave. An employee that is eligible will be able to get up to 10 days
[Eric Neal, ACE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS] AN OPEN LETTER TO MR IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY, THE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Dear Mr Lees-Galloway THE NONSENSE HAS TO STOP My apologies for the dramatic heading to my letter. It is just an expression of the frustration and annoyance that I feel
UPDATED: IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR PAYROLL: IRD ANNOUNCES 2018 UPDATED KM RATE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
IRD has released an Operational Statement that replaces Operation Statement OS 09/01 Commissioner’s statement on use of a kilometre rate for expenditure incurred for business use of a motor vehicle, issued in
IRD’s Updated 2018 Km Rate for a Motor Vehicle
Commissioner’s statement on using a kilometre rate for business running of a motor vehicle.
Bunnings to pay back staff $11m to comply with Holidays Act
Bunnings has announced it will backpay staff $11 million as part of its efforts to comply with Holidays Act. The payment affects 12,235 staff members and comes as a number
The government’s recently announced review of the holidays act: will it resolve the issues at long last?
Last week the government announced that it would review the Holidays Act. So firstly, I want to give credit to the government in doing this. It is good to see
Holidays Act 2003 Terms of Reference
Please find attached terms of reference for the recently announced review by the government of the Holidays Act 2003. cabinet paper holidays act 2003 review terms of reference
Important for NZ Payroll MBIE’S position statement – Estimating the value of holidays act 2003 underpayments
Many employers and their payroll professionals are spending a lot of time and money trying to correct mistakes made from an unworkable Holidays Act 2003. This will not change until
90-day trials to be all but axed in first stage of employment law reforms
The Government is expected to all but axe the controversial 90-day trial as a result of pressure from New Zealand First, in the first tranche of employment law reforms to
New laws for pay equity by middle of the year
NZPPA comment: NZPPA will be watching this closely in how it may impact on payroll, we want it to work! The Government wants to introduce new legislation by mid-year to improve
MBIE ‘well short’ on payroll issue
David Clark, Labour’s spokesperson for economic development, says he’s “very concerned” about the performance of the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment after an audit, with the holiday payroll issue
Outcome of OIA compliant against MBIE on not releasing information to NZPPA on the Holidays Act 2003
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PAYE reporting – Better administration of PAYE
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SPEECH TO THE NZ PAYROLL PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING CHANGES TO PAYE PROCESSING
Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. This is my first address to you as Revenue Minister and it’s a great opportunity to meet some
Bereavement leave rejected for foster brother’s funeral
A company that refused a worker bereavement leave to attend his brother’s funeral has been ordered to pay $1000 to the employee. New Zealand Steel Ltd told Awa Minhinnick he