COVID-19 Change Log – Online Help

This article covers any changes we have made to the COVID-19 documentation based on updates of advice we receive from the government and Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE).

14 May 2020
06 April 2020
31 March 2020
30 March 2020
27 March 2020

Date	Section	Change
14 May 2020	COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll	Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Robertson
06 April 2020	COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll	Added link to article on essential workers leave scheme
31 March 2020	COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll	Added new paragraph in General section in regards to paying an employee their normal salary using a special leave element Added links to new COVID-19 Leave Element to Pay an Employee Their Normal Salary article and COVID-19 Change Log article Added if an employee is paid less than the subsidy, that the difference should be used for the wages of other affected employees
31 March 2020	COVID-19 Leave Element to Pay an Employee Their Normal Salary	Added new article on how to set up a leave balance and leave element to pay your employee their normal salary, but treat it as a COVID-19 payment for tracking purposes during the time of the lockdown
31 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions I want to pay my employee their normal salary but treat it as a COVID-19 payment. How do I set that up in iPayroll?	Added new section on how to pay your employee their normal salary, but treat it as a COVID-19 payment for tracking purposes during the time of the lockdown
31 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions How do we set up the government subsidy in iPayroll for a full-time employee?	Added note, if full-time employee's normal salary is less than $585.80, can either pay the subsidy to your employee as their normal salary in the same way you usually would, or reduce the amount of the subsidy Added if an employee is paid less than the subsidy, that the difference should be used for the wages of other affected employees Updated instructions to include reducing the value of the subsidy, if needed
31 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions How do we set up the government subsidy in iPayroll for a part-time employee?	Added note, if part-time employee's normal salary is less than $350.00, can either pay the subsidy to your employee as their normal salary in the same way you usually would, or reduce the amount of the subsidy Added if an employee is paid less than the subsidy, that the difference should be used for the wages of other affected employees Updated instructions to include reducing the value of the subsidy, if needed
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Leave Element to Pay an Employee 80% of Their Usual Pay	Updated name from Pay element to Leave element Added Leave Balance Name instructions Updated Pay Element setup to Leave Element setup Added businesses accessing the wage subsidy scheme must still undertake best endeavours to pay employees 80% of their pre-COVID salary Added links to FAQ for full-time and part-time subsidies
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions I want to pay my employee 80% of their usual pay?	Added businesses accessing the wage subsidy scheme must still undertake best endeavours to pay employees 80% of their pre-COVID salary Updated instructions to pay employee 80% using leave element instead of pay element
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions Can employees top up using their annual leave?	Removed question as MBIE do not have a definitive answer on this yet.
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions How do we set up the government subsidy in iPayroll for a full-time employee?	Updated subsidy to be $585.80 per employee per week for full-time employees (who worked 20 or more hours per week before COVID-19), or the employee's normal salary, whichever is the lesser Updated name from Leave Payment Scheme to wage subsidy scheme
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions How do we set up the government subsidy in iPayroll for a part-time employee?	Updated subsidy to be $350.00 per employee per week for part-time employees (who worked fewer than 20 hours per week before COVID-19), or the employee's normal salary, whichever is the lesser Updated name from Leave Payment Scheme to wage subsidy scheme
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Pay Element for Full-Time Employees	Added note that business must still undertake best endeavours to pay employees 80% of their pre-COVID salary
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Pay Element for Part-Time Employees	Added note that business must still undertake best endeavours to pay employees 80% of their pre-COVID salary
30 March 2020	COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll	Updated subsidy conditions - the subsidy value, or the employee's normal salary, whichever is the lesser Added Hon Grant Robertson update for 28 March 2020 Updated quote Added Change Log as a link in the note
27 March 2020	COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll	Added note to top of page to check for regular updates Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Robertson Added confirmation of lump sum payment to cover 12 weeks Added quote from the Hon Grant Robertson

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