• Covid-19 – Changes re Subsidies

  Monday 30 March 2020 Some very important changes – please check this out as it applies to youWage Subsidy and Leave Payments combined Treatment of excess subsidy where normal pay is lower Stat Holidays Update on letter for essential workers Essential HR here to help – and now safely at our homes.

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• Surviving Working from Home

  By now, if you are working from home, you will be all set up and already working away.

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• Covid-19 – Working from home

  Tuesday 31 March 2020 Today’s Update is all about helping you and your staff get through this lockdown – there are probably an unending number of resources – here are just a few Beccy has been doing some research into working from home – here are her 6 steps for “surviving working from home” … with kids Master Trainers have a free programme designed to help you be more productive working from home – have a look https://mastertrainers.co.nz/ ITSimply have some free Microsoft Teams Jump Start session everyday at 12PM – to help you and staff develop something useful while working from home – have a look: https://www.itsimply.co.nz/covid-19-resources/ Falcon Training have a number of online training courses that may be useful for you or staff during this lockdown period.

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• Covid-19 – Minimum Wage Increase Implications

  Wednesday 1 April 2020 Today’s Update is focused on Minimum Wage obligations (with three additional items of ways of coping with the shutdown) It is really important that you get the increase in minimum wage processed properly – and this applies just as much to those of you closed down as it does for those still operating.

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• Covid-19 – Leave support for Essential Services

  Friday 3 April 2020 Some very important answers and some still outstandingLeave Payment Support for Essential Businesses Stat Holidays still not clarified Some useful nuggets What happens after lockdown Essential HR here to help – and working from home.

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• Covid-19 – Leave support and Stat Days clarified

  Monday 6 April 2020 Leave Payment Support for Essential Businesses - Higher risk clarified Stat Holidays – Grant Robertson says Contacting MSD Registering for essential non-food consumer products Handling annual leave cancellations Maintaining my own mental health!

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• Covid-19 – Where to next?

  Tuesday 14 April 2020 Preparing for our next steps- Coming guidance from government - What can we expect?

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• Covid-19 – Breaking news – Support for Small Businesses

  Wednesday 15 April 2020 This morning a raft of measures has been announced – you need to check them outThere are potentially key tax changes that may substantially reduce your tax payments due next month – check with your accountant.

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• Covid-19 – Breaking news – Steps needed to Unlock!

  Friday 17 April 2020 You will all get this as you are heading into a weekend, at the end of which we will hear whether or not we head into Level 3 at the end of Thursday.

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• Covid-19 – Unlocking!

  Monday 20 April 2020 Jacinda did it!

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