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Matariki is here Restructuring is rife Get it right Yes we are here throughout Waitangi Day 2021 Holiday Pay calculation example Public Holiday entitlement ANZAC Day 2018 Wendys up for 16m for wrong Holidays Closedowns Xmas Parties Paying staff correctly over xmas Feb 2016 Waitangi Day Auckland Anniversary Day Public Holidays 2016 Entitlement for Labour Day
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Wage Subsidy Abuse COVID19 Sept 2023 Labour Government finally removes last COVID restrictions COVID19 restrictions still in place COVID19 update Sept 22 COVID19 Traffic Light system gone COVID19 reinfections More sick and more Isolating Changes underway to the Red Light setting Isolation down to 7 days Order your free RAT test Phase 3 for Omicron from tomorrow More financial support for businesses Omicron Phase 2 is here Bubble of One Omicron in the community Staff isolation or sick payments Isolating rules NZ into Red light under the PF Police Vaccine Mandate WorkSafe fine gym business 12k per day Creating your own workplace vaccine mandate Government UTurn on Hospitality FREEDOM DAY Traffic Light system and staff vaccinations Want to mandate vaxx for your workplace Government to give more details on vaccine mandates for workers Hairdressers can open Thursday The new COVID19 Protection Framework All prison vistors to be vaccinated Health sector mandate pushed back New COVID19 Alert Level System Prison staff must be vaccinated More Mandatory Vaccinations Can I stand down staff who attend antilockdown or similar protests Wage Subsidy August 2021 No3 Wage Subsidy No2 Closing New Contact Tracing Rules For Business Next Wage Subsidy August 2021 No2 Mandatory contact tracing Wage Subsidy available now Alert level 4 NZ wide Vaccine tracking COVID19 Vaccine rollout Wage Subsidy March 2021 Resurgence Support Payment RSP Business travel across ALert Level Boundaries Auckland back to AL2 Another AKLD Lockdown STAP Link STAP Wage Subsidy Extension is closing soon Operating your business legally and safely New wage subsidy Resurgent subsidy Wage Subsidy is extended for 2 weeks Wage Subsidy coming back Alert Level 3 for Auckland and 2 for NZ Need to revary Apprentice Wage Subsidy Extended Wage Subsidy criteria lowered Post Pandemic Redundancies Temporary changes to Parental Leave Wage Subsidy Extended Working through Alert Level 3 COVID19 Leave Support Scheme extended Back to work Alert Level 3 Alert Level 3 coming Essential Worker Leave Easter trading under COVID Minimum wage increases today Modified Wage Subsidy Casual Staff and Wage Subsidy Public Holidays during lockdown We are here COVID19 Level 4 Now What Essential Services The Government has released an Economic Response Package Covid19 update and policy Self Isolation Coronavirus is here Prepare Coronavirus at Work whats your plan