A good way to gain a working understanding of the complicated New Zealand tax system and how hard it is to develop IT systems that allow users to interface painlessly is to log into the new myIR website and, well, use it to keep up with your obligations. The oddly capitalised myIR is the realm
Month: September 2019
EMPLOYERS SHOULD HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO KIWISAVER EVEN WHEN STAFF DON’T; FINANCE INDUSTRY
The minimum employer contribution to KiwiSaver should be lowered from 3 per cent to 2 per cent or an employer should be required to put money in regardless of whether their staff member does, a new report by the finance industry recommends. The Financial Services Council, an industry body made up of banks and insurers
TRUCK DRIVER FIRED ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ AFTER QUESTIONING HOLIDAY PAY
A truck driver fired “out of the blue” a month before Christmas, has been awarded $22,800 for unjustifiable dismissal. Stephen Taylor worked at Farm Beach Transport Limited from April 2018 til November 2018. On November 22 he noticed on his payslip that he had been paid for a week of annual leave rather than his normal wage,