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Posted in Labour Department on May 21st, 2010
DYNAMICS ISSUE 7, May 2010 In this issue we highlight the large fall in the unemployment rate from 7.1% to 6%. We take a look at our new Leading Indicator of Employment tool which predicts when there are likely to be significant changes in the labour market. We also provide a brief insight into the latest […]
Posted in Labour Department, Payroll Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009
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 […]
Posted in Payroll Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009
A common belief by employers, and employees, is that Casual Employees (see definition HERE) are not entitled to Sick Leave as they ‘ do not work 6 months continuously’. This in fact is not the case as stated HERE by the Department of Labour. Under the Holidays Act 2003 all employees are entitled to a […]
Posted in Labour Department on Sep 24th, 2009
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 Ask a Question Workplace Productivity […]
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