Around around the merry-go-round. The following letter was sent to the then-minister back in 2019; it was resent in 2022 to the new Minister, and now, in 2024, we will
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WHY SEPARATING LEAVE ENTITLEMENT PROVIDED BY LEGISLATION AND BY AGREEMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR PAYROLL TO DO
Updated article and republished because we are getting a lot of questions on this presently Author: David Jenkins. NZPPA CEO The Holidays Act is a minimum entitlement piece of legislation
THE FORGOTTEN ACT: THE WAGES PROTECTION ACT 1983
Another area we get lots of questions on has also been updated. Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO One Act that has a big impact on payroll is the Wages Protection
Open Letter – We need your help to resolve the issues with the Holidays Act
1 February 2024 Right Honourable Brooke van Velden Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Private Bag 18888 Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160 Dear Minister Open Letter – We need your help
CHANGING A WEEK AND THE EFFECT ON ANNUAL HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO Yet another area of the Holidays Act we are still getting questions on every week. To start with, the Holidays Act 2003 is stated in
STOP TREATING A LEAVE RATE THE SAME AS AN AGREED HOURLY RATE!
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO We are getting a lot of questions about this – as there still seems to be a lot of misunderstanding between a leave rate and
NOTICE PERIODS & HOW THEY ARE APPLIED IN PAYROLL
Article updated for 2024 In this article, I want to talk about a question that often gets asked at the NZPPA PayTech Adviceline. If an employee is getting paid in
A DAY IN LIEU IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY! [UPDATED]
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO One of the main issues from a very long list of issues with the Holidays Act is the incorrect use of terms when referring to
THERE WILL BE CHANGE COMING FOR PAYROLL – NZ ELECTION RESULTS
We will have to wait to get the full results of the election, because positions in government and who will be part of the government (parties) will not be fully
DOUBLE DIPPING ISSUES WITH TAXABLE ALLOWANCES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HOLIDAYS ACT
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO If an employer provides a taxable allowance to an employee this is an agreed term. There is no legislation that states a taxable allowance must
WHY AI DOES NOT WORK FOR PAYROLL [YET]!
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO VERY Important: I will state this now: what AI provided in this article is WRONG. Do not follow this in any shape or form! There
IS THIS A JOKE? A HOLIDAYS ACT REVISION WITHOUT A CHANGE TO THE LAW!
No, it’s not a joke, just really bad management by the present government and MBIE (YET AGAIN), adding further to the issues with the Holidays Act. You may have seen
CAN YOU TAKE SICK LEAVE ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY UNDER THE HOLIDAYS ACT?
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO I regularly get asked questions about what an employee should be paid on a public holiday that is an otherwise working day, but the employee
WE WILL NOT BE SEEING THE BILL FOR A NEW HOLIDAYS ACT BEFORE THE ELECTION
Well, the government process started back in 2018 on changes to the Holidays Act 2003, it is now 2023 and we are still nowhere nearer to seeing any changes that
ADVANTAGES OF USING AN OUTSOURCED PAYROLL PROVIDER (PART 1)
Many employers outsource their payroll, and at NZPPA, we get questions on this regularly, usually in two areas: when an employer is thinking about outsourcing their payroll and asking for
THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO A NEW PAYROLL SYSTEM? I WOULD WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER THIS YEAR TO START LOOKING!
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO I doubt I will be on the Christmas card list for payroll salespeople after this article! I get contacted constantly by businesses and payroll people
GETTING TO GRIPS WITH SALARY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PAYROLL
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO As in all my articles, my mantra is to “keep it simple” in payroll, as that is what works in payroll. I have written before
TERMINATION PAY – THE DIFFERENCES FOR PAYROLL TO GET RIGHT
Termination pay is one of the higher-risk areas of payroll processing. This is because termination pay can include several different types of payments not part of normal payroll processing while
HEY, IT’S NOT YOUR ANNUAL LEAVE ENTITLEMENT. THE EMPLOYEE OWNS IT, SO HANDS OFF!
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO Use it or lose it is one I still hear from time to time. There is a belief (by some employers) that if the employee
EVERYTHING PAYROLL NEEDS TO KNOW AND THINK ABOUT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE MOVES
Author: David Jenkins, NZPPA CEO I guess I am lucky (or a glutton for punishment) because I get all the weird and wonderful payroll questions coming through to the NZPPA.