Warning for employers skimping on sick leave as Covid wave hits
Research last year from Southern Cross and Business NZ showed the average number of sick days being taken…
Trade Me drops success fee, Facebook ‘snapping at its heels’
Buyers will also pay a new service fee based on the purchase price, if items are more than…
Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation
Defence stocks could lift. “The US has just used for the first time one-way effective suicide drones, that’s…
‘Imaginary income’ lands family $4000 Working for Families bill
He said a number of one-off payments were being treated as though they were daily wages, including $7213…
Higher KiwiSaver contributions may mean lower pay rises
When the change was announced, Treasury said it expected 80% of the employer cost to be met by…
Strike by Air New Zealand flight attendants leaves traveller in limbo
Lia said it seemed to be very poor customer service, and no compensation had been offered. Flight attendants…
Fashion customers upset as NZ designer Augustine stops making plus-sized clothes
The brand previously offered Stella Royal, a range that went to size 22. It ended that line and…
‘Dying is hard to do’: Cancer sufferer says KiwiSaver withdrawal bar too high
He said researching what was involved in a hardship application for KiwiSaver was “so discouraging” that it did…
Remains of Rotorua woman Susan Doreen Knowles formally identified by coroner
Six people were unaccounted for after the landslide, and a rescue operation commenced. However, that soon became a…
OCR increase ‘could happen as soon as May’
“However, strong growth and inflation numbers in the next few months, combined with a possible hawkish approach from…
What you need to know if you don’t want your KiwiSaver rate to increase
Employers can then also match that reduced rate. The temporary reduction can stay in place for anywhere from…
Is 57 too late to start saving for retirement? Dave Ramsey says ‘of course not’. What to do now to build nest egg
When Susan, a 57-year-old living in Florida, called into The Ramsey Show, she admitted something that millions of…