Date |
Section |
Change |
14 May 2020 |
COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll
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- Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Robertson
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06 April 2020 |
COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll
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- Added link to article on essential workers leave scheme
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31 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll
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31 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Leave Element to Pay an Employee Their Normal Salary
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- 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
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31 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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
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31 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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
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31 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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
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30 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Leave Element to Pay an Employee 80% of Their Usual Pay
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- 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
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30 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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
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30 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- Removed question as MBIE do not have a definitive answer on this yet.
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30 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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
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30 March 2020 |
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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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