New Health & Safety Legislation New health and safety legislation comes into effect from 4 April, 2016 and it’s important that all employers are aware of the changes. The new Health and Safety at Work Act was a result of the taskforce set up after the Pike River Coal tragedy. It’s the first rewrite of …
How much will a new employee cost? Adding a new team member is a big call but it can also be an inspired move. It can free you up to build the business rather than work in it. We all routinely underestimate the cost of adding additional employees. Fortunately a new employee calculator is now …
Employee Loans – what are the rules? Many employers are faced with requests from employees for an emergency loan. The response differs widely between employers. Some will advance money to employees whilst others won’t. If you fall into the former category you should be aware that there are IRD Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) rules which …
If you get a text message from the IRD out of the blue, don’t be alarmed. The IRD have begun sending text messages to some taxpayers to remind them of important tax payments coming up. From the start of 2016 the IRD will also write to their “customers” to remind them of forthcoming tax payments, …
