Posted in Labour Department, Payroll Comment on Dec 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Christmas and New Year
Holidays and Leave
This year’s Christmas and New Year public holidays are a bit tricky as they fall partially on the weekend.
The public holidays for Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on a Friday and are observed on the days they fall. That part is easy.
Boxing Day and the Day After New Year’s Day [...]
Posted in Labour Department on Nov 4th, 2009 No Comments »
The latest stats are below but you can read the full report HERE.
Wage Growth Report — September 2009 Quarter
Annual wage growth in the adjusted Labour Cost Index was 2.1% in the September 2009 quarter, the lowest growth rate since 2002.
The adjusted Labour Cost Index showed annual wage growth was the strongest in the education [...]
Posted in Labour Department, Payroll Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009 2 Comments »
The Labour Department describes as the ‘Pay-as-you-go‘ method of paying Holiday Pay and there are only two situations when it is permissable.
Pay-as-you-go annual holiday pay is where an employee receives their holiday pay (calculated at a minimum of 8% of the gross earnings) added on top of and paid with their regular pay.
Under the Holidays [...]
Posted in Labour Department on Sep 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Hopefully most employers and employees are aware of the Department of Labour and the services they provide, if not then you should be.
The main website provides a range of very useful tools for employers and employees such as:
Employment Agreement Builder
Holidays Online Tools & Calculators
Parental Leave Calculators
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Workplace Productivity Snapshot, and
Hazard Handler
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