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 need to be paid to an employee and overpayments to be recovered (if possible, following a separate process). For the purpose of this post, I
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NZPPA LETTER TO THE MINISTER – WHY PROVIDING PAYSLIPS SHOULD BE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT
There has been a lot of issues with employees finding they have not been paid correctly in the media and from investigations carried out by MBIE recently and for payroll we need to be proactive in showing we are focused on paying our employees correctly. In this post please find a copy of the letter
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 initial administrative failure due to Christmas falling on a Tuesday, it spiralled into a three-week pay crisis for an estimated 3000 workers at the chain.
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 refunds. The Inland Revenue is undertaking a major overhaul of the way it collects information from employers from April and will use it to issue
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 early makes good business sense. “There are 5,138 staff to pay every fortnight at Inland Revenue so waiting until April to adopt a new system
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 (MECA) has also been strengthened, with employers able to opt out if they have “reasonable grounds”. The changes to the bill appeared in an amendment
TOIL – WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PAYROLL?
Time off in lieu (TOIL) has nothing to do with the Holidays Act 2003. If provided it is an agreed term between the employer and employee. The whole point of TOIL is not to pay for additional hours worked. This is not about overtime as overtime is an agreed term and is about being paid
Why not treat all payments the same under the Holidays Act 2003?
One of the main issues with the Holidays Act is whether decisions on payments made to an employee have been included or excluded in the correct period of gross earnings related to the day or week that is then used in the Act’s various leave calculations. It is the lack of understanding on how these
I HATE LONG SERVICE LEAVE!
Now before 10,000 Australians abuse me, I am stating that I hate long service leave (LSL) because it is not a leave entitlement provided in New Zealand legislation. However, it’s relatively common to see LSL as an additional leave entitlement provided to the employee in older businesses, as well as larger ones or those that
ISSUES WITH GIVING ANNUAL HOLIDAYS IN ADVANCE UNDER THE HOLIDAYS ACT 2003
Firstly, giving an employee annual holidays in advance is a privilege and not a right under the Holidays Act. In this post I want to cover some of the misunderstandings and issues when giving annual holidays in advance. Most employers do allow employees to take their annual holidays in advance. This is about your culture
MIND THE GAP: MONEY HURDLES FOR WOMEN REMAIN
Women’s financial positions are improving slowly but there are still major hurdles when it comes to pay, penalties for becoming a mother and a growing retirement savings gap. There remains a 9.2 per cent gap between the median pay of men and women but it has fallen from 16.3 per cent in 1998. Gail Pacheco,
Novopay in the news again!
New Zealand’s worst payroll disaster Novopay is back in the news this time for making substantial overpayments that have been putting teachers into debt. This is on top of major issues with the Holidays Act still not resolved. The ongoing issues with Novopay is what happens when non-payroll people are involved in payroll selection and
Revealed: The New Zealand employers caught exploiting workers
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 and employment law, and it includes some of New Zealand’s best-known companies. Fast food restaurants have a reputation for low pay, but several managed to
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 and Employment (MBIE) put the company on its stand-down list for breaching the Minimum Wage Act. It is now banned from getting new visas for
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 — the second-smallest gap recorded in around 20 years. In 2012 the gender pay gap sat at 9.1 per cent, the lowest recorded, and last
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 bill would make it explicit that the “unplanned death of a foetus” is grounds for up to three days of bereavement leave. “One pregnancy out
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 organisations will be involved “in the design and testing of options” on making the Holidays Act workable. On the face of it this looks like
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 domestic violence leave. It will become an act once signed off by the Governor General and a range of current legislation will be amended with
[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 regarding the lack of patience and goodwill being shown by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in dealing with Holiday Pay compliance issues.
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 May 2009. This Statement explains how the kilometre rates are to be applied and also sets the rates for the current year. This Statement is