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As of 21 August 2020, applications are now open for the two-week Resurgence Wage Subsidy.  Following the recent return to Alert Levels 2 and 3, this payment is to assist employers in making wage payments to their staff, and is in essence a further extension of the Wage Subsidy Scheme.  Eligible businesses will be entitled to […]

The latest COVID-19 restrictions have been issued pursuant to the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Levels 3 and 2) Order 2020 (“the Order”).  The Order can be found here.  The Order appears to provide most businesses and services with more discretion to continue operating than was available during the initial level 3 and 4 restrictions earlier this

With the Government’s decision on 14 August 2020 to keep Auckland at Alert Level 3, and the rest of the country at Alert Level 2, for at least 12 days, many employers will be wondering how to pay staff during this period, and how to prepare for any further escalation of COVID-19 restrictions. Recent Determinations

As of 9.00am today, applications are open for the eight-week Wage Subsidy Extension Scheme. Q. Is my business eligible for the Wage Subsidy Extension?Your business must have: You cannot apply for the Wage Subsidy Extension until any other COVID-related support that your business has been receiving (e.g. the 12-week wage subsidy or the Leave Support scheme)

The Government announced on 20 April 2020 that at 11.59pm on 27 April 2020 we will move to Alert Level 3 for two weeks before a further review and Alert Level decision on 11 May 2020.  It is important for employers to be aware of the new restrictions under Alert Level 3 so that they

As New Zealand enters its second week of the Alert Level 4 lockdown, we have put together the following update to address the recent developments within employment law, which, as expected, largely relate to the COVID-19 crisis.  As Easter quickly approaches, we also address some concerns employers may have regarding public holidays that fall during

Yesterday (27 March 2020), several changes were made to the Government’s financial support package for businesses.  Importantly, the changes do not alter the obligations for employers who applied for the Wage Subsidy and Leave Payments before 3pm on 27 March 2020.  The declaration made, and obligations agreed to by employers at the time of the

The government has now made a significant amendment to yesterday’s directives. The Minister of Finance Grant Robertson has just made an announcement amending employers’ wage subsidy obligations (for those applying for the subsidy after 3pm yesterday) to “…if a person’s income is normally less than the subsidy they can be paid their normal salary.” See: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/clarification-modification-wage-subsidy-scheme This