Q: I have a client whose employees work more than 8 hours a day, as they are truck drivers. The client provides them with a daily meal allowance; however, she wants
Paytech Category: Govt deductions and allowances
Protective clothing allowance
Q: We have a client who is paying their staff a clothing allowance. This is a substantial amount that is being paid each week and over the course of 6
Discretionary Payments and Union Negotiations
Q: Are Discretionary Payments that are part of a union negotiation not discretionary? Can you point me towards any more information on that specifically? I’m particularly interested in when a payment
Regarding the special holiday leave balance
Here is a company offering one special holiday of 2 weeks for employees who have service for more than 15 years and another 3 weeks offer after completing 25 years
Casual employee
Q: Just wanted to check we have a fixed-term causal employee who started last week. She is only working T W and Th until the end of Feb 2025, she
Parental leave / Annual leave
Q: When the employee returns from parental leave, I understand AWE is used to calculate, but for how long is this rule in place? 12 months from the return date?
ACC – Employer’s Responsibility
Q: I have an employee whose employment with our company is secondary. He injured himself at his primary employment and has successfully lodged an ACC claim. What is our responsibility
Leave cash-up query
Q: I have a query on leave cash-ups as far as whether they should be included in leave calculations. NZPPA Payroll Practice guide has the following to be included in
Question about ACC and Annual Leave
Q: I have an employee who had pre-booked Annual Leave for May and prior to the leave start date has had an accident that put him on work-related ACC. The
Employee with a back sprain
Q: Can we as an employer make an employee claim ACC for an injury through their doctor that’s not work-related? We have an employee who sprained their back at home
ACC First week
Q: We are just looking for some clarification on ACC First-week payment – we have differing understandings within our team. Some think it should be paid at 80% of their
Relevant Daily Pay
Q: I have a question regarding relevant daily pay. The employee’s salary is $1,200 per fortnight (5 days per week), so her daily pay is $240. And the employee gets a
OWP – 4 week average
Q: An employee who works irregular hours (always more than contact hours) and we pay OWP – 4 week average for annual leave has been on-call over the Xmas/new year
Redundancy Calculation
Q: Hoping to get some help with redundancy calculation as this is my first time doing it. Can you please provide instructions on how to calculate the redundancy payment for
Cash up
Q: My query, is where is it written that cash up can only be given to outstanding/ earned leave. Can it also be given on accrued. And lastly, why does the
Annual Leave accrual when on ACC
Q: Does leave taken while on ACC have any impact on Annual Leave accrual? A: Any period of ACC is counted as continuous employment under the Holidays Act so accrual
ACC Earner Levy Query
Q: Bit of an odd query (sure I am just over thinking this). In respect to the Employee ACC earner levy, certain payments such as redundancy and retirement allowances are not
NZ Redundancy Calculation
Q: Could I please ask in NZ, anything to pay attention when calculating the final pay? I understand that there is already an agreement to pay 4 week notice between
AWE and ACC-Non Work related or ACC Work Related
Q: Is Unpaid sick leave and ACC Work related or non-work related considered as continuous employment? A: Unpaid sick is counted as continuous employment (Section 16 of the Holidays Act).
Repayment of Relocation Allowance
Q: I would feel more comfortable asking this question as it is not a regular occurrence for a payroll arrangement. An employee has joined the company (NZ based) and the