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New minimum wage From 1 April 2022, the minimum wage increased from $20.00 to $21.20/hour. If you haven’t already, you should review your employees’ pay rates to ensure you are compliant with the new minimum wage. For employees on a […]

Forestry update

Challenges ahead Forestry is attracting a great deal of interest and opportunity right now. This rapidly growing area faces challenges in terms of public opinion, regulation and general understanding. With all that is going on, where does this leave the […]

He Waka Eke Noa

Options out of the ETS for the primary sector He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) is a partnership established to reduce the emissions generated by the primary sector. It works to equip farmers to measure, manage and reduce on-farm agriculture greenhouse […]

Checking your home is accurately insured

Regularly review the sum insured Recent sharp increases in building materials costs due to Covid shortages have affected the cost of a possible rebuild, or repair, of your home. It is, therefore, wise to have your home properly insured. Although […]

Notifications of privacy breaches increase significantly

Check systems are in place Notifications for a privacy breach have increased nearly four-fold since the new Privacy Act 2019 came into force on 1 December 2020. In the period 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021, 750 privacy breach […]

Helping your family before you pass away

Get your family details noted now When someone in your family dies, there are a myriad of things to organise – some of which must be done almost immediately. One of those tasks is for the death to be registered […]

Co-ownership arrangements

Could be a good option to get on the property ladder Getting on the first rung of the property ladder is becoming harder than ever to achieve. The reasons why are well known — sky-rocketing house prices, higher rents and […]

Mental health in the workplace

An employer’s issue Managing workplace health and safety has run the gamut from providing ergonomic chairs and PPE to ensuring appropriate evacuation pathways are clearly marked. Emerging trends from WorkSafe New Zealand, however, indicate that the mental wellbeing of staff […]

New holidays legislation in the pipeline

The complexities of calculating holiday pay and other leave provisions under the current Holidays Act 2003 should be a thing of the past when new legislation is expected to be introduced to Parliament mid-year. A government-appointed taskforce has made recommendations […]

Minimum wage increased from 1 April

In February, the government announced that from 1 April 2022 the minimum wage would rise to $21.20/per hour. It also announced that the starting-out and training minimum wage rate would increase from $16.00 to $16.96/hour from 1 April. All employers […]

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