Can you make employees take annual leave during lockdown? Can you make them take a pay cut or reduce their hours? We’ve got links to all the information you need to meet your responsibilities as an employer.
Lockdown 101: Leave, Pay cuts, reduced hours – what’s allowed? Read More »
**This information is correct as of 20 September 2021 and will be updated as more information becomes available. The Government has approved another wage subsidy and is calling this Wage Subsidy August 2021 #3: Applications for the first two rounds are now closed. Applications for #3 close on the 30th of September 11.59pm. The revenue
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A round-up of the financial support options available for businesses due to the change in alert levels for NZ. This information is correct as of 20th August 2021. We’ll update information as it needs to be.
Covid-19 Business Support and Lockdown Information – August 2021 Read More »
From 1pm Thursday 4 March you can apply for the March 2021 Wage Subsidy scheme. TO QUALIFY: Your business needs to experience a 40% decline in revenue over a consecutive 14-day period between 28 February and 21 March, compared to a typical 14-day period between 4 January and 14 February 2021 (6 weeks before the
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Auckland is currently in Alert Level 3 until at least midnight Wednesday 17 February, and the rest of NZ is in Level 2, meaning some businesses have to change how they operate. Here is some of the support on offer. WAGE SUBSIDY In the event of a move of Levels 3 and 4 for seven
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The COVID-19 Short-Term Absence Payment is available for businesses, including self-employed people, to help pay your workers who cannot work from home while they wait for a COVID-19 test result. There’s a one-off payment of $350 for each eligible worker while they are staying home waiting for test results. This is regardless of whether they’re
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Are you ready for what 2021 may bring? It is fair to say that out of all the challenges and disruptions that were thrown upon us in 2020, there were many accomplishments that we achieved which should be remembered and brought into this new year. A lot of businesses were able to pivot while others
Taking our gains from 2020 into 2021 Read More »
Are you worried about our Alert Levels changing? If there is a resurgence of Covid-19, the Government is ready to back NZ businesses. The Government has announced a package to support businesses and individuals in the event of a change in COVID-19 alert levels. The package contains a proposal for a one-off resurgence support payment
Resurgence Support Payment proposed Read More »
The Government launched the Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme (SBCS) in May to assist eligible small-to-medium businesses adversely affected by COVID-19. They subsequently extended the application period to help businesses and in November announced further changes, expected to take effect by 31 December 2020. Businesses employing up to 50 full-time staff may apply to the
Updates to the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme – November 2020 Read More »
In the current economic climate, your business may be exploring cost-saving options, including reorganising or downsizing your workforce. If you are looking at restructuring and the possibility of redundancies, you need to understand the difference between the two, as they often get mistaken for the same thing. Getting either wrong could cause you issues, delays,
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