by Patrick | Jun 14, 2021 | News
Kiwisaver – Employer Contributions All Kiwisaver members making a contribution from their pay (3%, 4%, 6%, 8% or 10%) will have a minimum of 3% employer contributions paid as well. The employer contributions paid to a superannuation fund for the...
by Patrick | Jun 14, 2021 | News
ENTITLEMENT TO INCREASE TO 10 DAYS Parliament has passed the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill to increase the minimum employee sick leave entitlement from 5 days to 10 days per year. [EMPLOYMENTNZ] MINIMUM SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENT TO INCREASE TO 10 DAYS...
by Patrick | May 31, 2021 | News
[EMPLOYMENTNZ] RETIREMENT An employer cannot force an employee to retire except in very limited circumstances. In employment law, there is no set age for retirement. The common age for retirement is 65, as this is the superannuation qualification age. The retirement...
by Patrick | May 31, 2021 | News
[EMPLOYMENTNZ] CASUAL EMPLOYEES ‘Casual employee’ isn’t defined in employment legislation, but the term is usually used to refer to a situation where the employee has no guaranteed hours of work, no regular pattern of work, and no ongoing expectation of employment....
by Patrick | May 31, 2021 | News
[IRD] OPERATIONAL STATEMENT: KILOMETRE RATES FOR THE BUSINESS USE OF VEHICLES FOR THE 2021 INCOME YEAR Released by IRD on the 27 May 2021 The table of rates for the 2019/2020 income year for motor vehicle expenditure claims. In accordance with s DE 12(4) the...
