This one-day condensed course covers the essential compliance areas of New Zealand payroll.

Without a clear understanding of these requirements, centralised payroll can expose businesses to significant risks, including non-compliance, employee dissatisfaction, and increased payroll costs from correcting flawed processes.

The course explores the core legislation every payroll professional must understand and offers valuable insights into why payroll is managed this way in New Zealand.

Participants will receive the latest NZPPA Payroll Practice Guide 2025 (over 600 pages of reference material) and will have access to a course trainer—an NZ payroll subject matter expert—who will encourage questions throughout the session.

Content:

Employment Law

• 5 key essentials for Holidays Act compliance
  • Determining gross earnings (hours, days, weeks)
  • Determining an otherwise working day for an employee for leave taken)
  • Determining entitlement (especially for employees working variable work patterns)
  • Holidays Act calculations issues (AWE, OWP, 8%, RDP, ADP)
  • Payroll remediation for underpayments of leave
• Parental Leave – Impact of parental leave on annual holidays
• Wages Protection Act: Deduction and overpayment recovery.

Tax

• Setting ESCT
• Extra pay and the new approach for termination pay.
• ACC earner levy and threshold, along with ACC 80% 1st-week, 2^nd week workplace accident.
• Overview of the key requirements for government deductions (Child support, student loan, IRD arrears, Court).
• KiwiSaver: Opting in & out, gross earnings, contribution rates.

Record keeping (Tax and Employment Law)

Course Location and Dates:

• 19 June, Melbourne
• 20 June, Sydney
• 11 July, Brisbane

Cost:

• NZPPA members: $1200 (NZD), with special $1050 (NZD)
• NZPPA non-member: $1400 (NZD), with special $1250 (NZD)

If two or more attendees are booked, an additional 25% discount will be applied for the 2^nd attendee.  To book, email: [email protected]