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
Year: 2016
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
Response from Ombudsman on MBIE’s refusal to provide payroll info to NZPPA
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MBIE so stressed they need “Stress Leave”
The new MBIE dumbed down website: https://www.employment.govt.nz/ has been reduced from 1300 to 300 pages. At a time when employers and payroll need clear leadership and a direction MBIE has
Spark pays full-time workers $40k minimum
Spark will now pay all permanent staff who aren’t on a commission at least $19.20 an hour. The company’s new policy – called Spark Pay – means all full-time workers
NZPPA Employment Records Checklist
There are two official records that an employer must have, maintain and provide if requested, they are: The Wages and time record under Section 130 of the Employment Relations Act
IRD: Simplifying the collection of tax on employee share schemes
IRD has released a special report that provides early information on changes to the tax rules affecting the collection of tax on benefits an employee receives from an employee share
Labour Inspectorate Audit Tool
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PAYROLL: MBIE’S VIEW ON WHAT GOES INTO HOLIDAYS ACT 2003 GROSS EARNINGS
Here is additional information sourced from MBIE’s internal training material on their view of what is included in gross earnings for leave under the Holidays Act 2003. There was an
Understanding how MBIE sees a “Week” under the Holidays Act 2003
Many of the problems with the Holidays Act 2003 have been because MBIE has not provided support or leadership to employers or the payroll sector. Having their head buried in
CTU holiday back pay background information
Wide-spread payroll errors have led to a situation where, according to Government figures, New Zealand workers are collectively owed up to $2.3bn in unpaid leave payments going back six years.
Unite Union view of issues with the Holidays Act
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Unions seek urgent law change on holiday pay botch-up to prevent Kiwis losing ‘up to $1m a day’
Unions want the Government to introduce an urgent law change this week to ensure workers don’t miss out on any unpaid holiday pay while problems with the Holiday’s Act are
Spotless claimed to be ‘Novopay of the contract cleaning industry’
A cleaner claims he has had to dip into savings to feed his children after not receiving his full pay from transtasman contracting giant Spotless. The man said he is
Cost of delayed payroll, HR overhaul for police revealed
A troubled overhaul of a payroll and HR system for police has a “burn rate” of $2 million for each month it is delayed, documents reveal. Police had aimed to
MBIE Not fronting up on their role in the Holidays Act disaster!!
It has been interesting to see in the media that when MBIE’s is quoted they are always blaming employers, payroll suppliers and payroll practitioners for the issues that have happened
MBIE on the attack – have you received your Holidays Act 2003 pre audit template letter?
New: Become a Certified Payroll Practitioner The nightmare continues with MBIE sending a pre audit letter to a 100 employers requesting a range of information on how they calculate leave