The Fundamentals: Employment Essentials

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The Fundamentals: Employment Essentials

About Course

This online, self-paced training course is designed to provide employers with a comprehensive understanding of payroll management and compliance in New Zealand. 

Covering essential topics such as employment legislation, employer responsibilities, tax obligations, and employee entitlements, this training equips participants with the foundational knowledge needed to understand payroll effectively and minimise business risks. Participants will explore key aspects of payroll, including starting and ending employment, minimum wage requirements, tax code deductions, ACC earners’ levy, rest and meal break requirements, income tax rates, gross earnings calculations, superannuation contributions (KiwiSaver),and distinguishing between contractors and employees. 

Learning Outcome

Through practical examples and legislative insights, attendees will gain the skills to ensure compliance while fostering fair and transparent workplace practices. By the end of this training, Employers will be empowered to navigate payroll complexities confidently and uphold their legal obligations while supporting their employees' rights. 

  • If you would prefer to pay the course fee by internet banking, please email us and we can provide an invoice for direct credit transfer. 
  • You have six months access to this course, and it is evergreen, meaning the content will be updated as legislation changes for as long as you have access. 

 

If you looking to purchase the NZ Payroll Essentials Training Program, the discounted 3-course package with the weekly live Q&A mentoring, please click here.   This is course one of this program.

Course content

video0.1 Introduction & Agenda Start
video1.1 The good, the bad and the ugly Start
video1.2 Legislation Start
video1.3 Employers Responsibilities Start
video1.4 Minimum Employment Rights Start
video1.5 Quiz Start
video2.1 Starting & Ending Employment Start
video2.2 Minimum Wage Act 1983 Start
video2.3 Tax Code Declarations IR330 Start
video2.4 Rest & Meal Breaks Start
video2.5 Salary or Wages Start
video2.6 Quiz Start
video3.1 Income Tax in NZ Start
video3.2 Secondary Tax Start
video3.3 ACC Earners Levy Start
video3.4 Quiz Start
video4.1 Gross Earnings Start
video4.2 Discretionary Payments Start
video4.3 Different Types of Allowances Start
video4.4 Cash Value of Board and Lodging and effect on Gross Earnings Start
video4.5 Quiz Start
video5.1 KiwiSaver Demystified Start
video5.2 How ESCT works Start
video5.3 Quiz Start
video5.4 Budget changes 2025 Start
video6.1 Navigating the Contractor versus Employee divide Start
video6.2 Quiz Start
video7.1 The Final Word Start
videoWhat's next Start
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Di Crawford-Errington - Head Trainer

Di Crawford-Errington - Head Trainer

Payroll Whisperer

Course Instructor

Head Trainer, CEO & Founder of SBTH, Di Crawford-Errington is a Certified Payroll Leader with NZ Payroll Practitioners Association, and an multi award winning bookkeeper. She was also named in the Top 50 Women in Accounting worldwide 2020 & 2021.