COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Round 2 of Wage Subsidy applications closed for period 01 September 2021 to 14 September 2021
• Round 3 of Wage Subsidy applications opening for period 15 September 2021

COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Round 1 of Wage Subsidy applications closed for period 18 August 2021 to 31 August 2021
• Round 2 of Wage Subsidy applications opening for period 01 September 2021
• Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Roberts

COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Roberts (article dated 20 August 2021)

COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Updated link for Work and Income to latest information for August 2021
• Updated Wage Subsidy rates

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions

• Updated How do we set up the government subsidy in iPayroll for a full-time employee to $600.00 per week
• Updated How do we set up the government subsidy in iPayroll for a part-time employee to $359.00 per week

COVID-19 Pay Element for Full-Time Employees

• Updated full-time rate to $600.00 per week

• Updated part-time rate to $359.00 per week

COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Robertson

COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Added link to latest release from the Hon Grant Robertson

COVID-19 Payments in iPayroll

• Added link to article on essential workers leave scheme

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

• Added note that business must still undertake best endeavours to pay employees 80% of their pre-COVID salary

• Added note that business must still undertake best endeavours to pay employees 80% of their pre-COVID salary

• 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

• 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