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Financial management and wellbeing Looking after your finances doesn’t need to be stressful. Watch our short videos to learn tips to reduce stress for financial management during tax time.   Reducing the stress of financial management is good for your mental health and wellbeing, good for your business and good for the people around you. […]

The combined MBIE agency operation was led by the Labour Inspectorate and also involved teams from Immigration New Zealand. Brendon Strieker, Compliance Manager for the Labour Inspectorate’s Southern region, said that while the volume of migrant exploitation identified by the Inspectorate across New Zealand has decreased from previous highs, the retail and hospitality sectors remained […]

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As a business owner or manager, you need to be ready for the minimum wage rates increase from 1 April 2024. The details of the increase are: If you have not yet talked to your accountant, payroll provider or your finance/HR teams now is the time. It is also an opportunity to check your employment […]

A new government means some changes to laws. We’ve summarised some of the important updates for small businesses. 90-day trial periods When: From 23 December 2023 What: All employers in New Zealand, no matter their size, are now able to use 90-day trial periods. Previously, they only applied to employers with fewer than 20 employees. The trial […]

Over summer you may be expanding your workforce, whether it be with pickers and packers to help you on your orchard, or workers for your café or restaurant. You may be hiring part-time or casual workers and people from overseas. Before you do, it’s a good time to understand the different types of employees and […]

Did you know, New Zealand was the very first country to adopt the 8-hour workday? Labour Day was established in 1900 to recognise this milestone. Observed on the fourth Monday in October, this year the public holiday is on Monday 23 October. Employees get a paid day off on public holidays if it’s a day they would […]

This module is a quick summary to your employment rights. All employees are encouraged to complete this introductory module first. It is designed for all employees covering both current and future workers.

The details of the increase are: If you have not yet talked to your accountant, payroll provider or your finance/HR teams now is the time. It is also an opportunity to check your employment records, processes and systems are current. Read about types of wage rates, exemptions and more here: Minimum wage How to prepare […]

The Fair Pay Agreement system came into effect on 1 December 2022. Whether you’re an employee or employer, this may be important to you. To help employees and employers better understand what the Fair Pay Agreement system could mean for them, MBIE will be holding webinars on the dates below. If you’re interested, please register for the relevant […]