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Get ready for the minimum wage increases now so that you are paying your employees the correct rate next month.
Wage Rates Are Going Up
From 1 April 2025:
The adult minimum wage will go up from $23.15 to $23.50 per hour.
The starting-out and training minimum wage will go up from...
New insights into how consumers are making payments
Adapting to Payment Trends: Insights for Small Businesses
Adapting to Payment Trends: Insights for Small Businesses
The way we pay for products and services is changing faster than ever, and as a small business owner,...
Three ways to build a stand-out customer experience
Building a Stand-Out Customer Experience for Your Small Business
Building a Stand-Out Customer Experience for Your Small Business
Customer experience (CX) is more than a buzzword – it’s pivotal to building solid relationships...
How 2025 will set the scene for the next decade of tech advances
Are We Reaching the Peak of AI Hype? A Look Ahead to 2025
You can tell we’ve hit a hype saturation point when it’s hard to hear the words “artificial intelligence” (AI) without also hearing the audible groan that follows. After two years of hype around generative AI, there...
What policy changes might affect your business?
1. Reintroduction of 90-day employment trial periods
The government has extended the availability of 90-day employment trial periods for all businesses, reversing changes made in 2018, which scrapped 90-day trials for businesses with more than 20 employees.
2. Fair Pay Agreements cancelled
The...
New Tax Thresholds in 2024 Budget
The New Zealand government has unveiled its 2024 Budget with a core election promise delivered regarding tax relief of $2.57b through bracket adjustments.
With an adjustment to income brackets, tax rates remain the same but the thresholds are raised.
The Budget stated that 1.9 million households...