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. […]
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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 […]
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 of other major organisations also make moves to correct the underpayment of staff over years. All leave payments from 1 April 2004 to 31 May […]
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 they have recognised there are issues that must be resolved with this unworkable piece of legislation. It has taken far too long for this review […]
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 the government (or any government) shows some real courage in trying to make the Act workable and as easy as paying an employee their wage […]
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 be announced today. The Herald understands that the 90-day trial period for new workers will only be available to a limited range of employers in the […]
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 pay equity. Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway and Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter announced today that the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles […]
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 still hanging over the super ministry’s head. “The audit we received as part of our briefing is probably the most damning I’ve seen for your […]
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 of the people who help implement government policies. As the people who ensure that wages are paid correctly and on time, you are a very […]
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 couldn’t take three days bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his whangai brother (foster brother) because the company didn’t recognise the siblings’ relationship.Arnold Kaihau […]
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 decided that less is more! The content in some areas is now so vague it is misleading and I just wanted to highlight one such […]
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 not on a commission are paid a minimum salary of $40,000 a year. Permanent staff who work part-time will receive this salary on a pro-rata […]
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 2000, and The Holidays and leave records under Section 81 of the Holidays Act 2003 There is nothing in legislation that states that these records […]
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 scheme. Benefits provided to an employee under a share purchase agreement are “employment income” for income tax purposes. To get the report go to: http://taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/publications/2016-sr-employee-share-schemes/overview […]
Labour Inspectorate Audit Tool
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