CAN I ASK MY WORKERS TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN MASKS DURING COVID-19?
You are responsible for your workers’ health and safety at work. You must provide all appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and make sure they use, wear and maintain the required PPE. This includes face coverings when required to do so under COVID-19 rules. Remember, face coverings required by COVID-19 rules and PPE required by health and safety at work law are different.
You cannot pass on the cost of providing PPE (in full or part) to the worker. You cannot make the worker provide their own PPE as a condition of employment. Check out these links....
D o you provide short-stay or visitor accommodation? From 1 April, new GST rules apply to people who use websites or apps to provide short-stay or visitor accommodation. This includes sites and apps such as AirBnB, Bookabach and Holiday Houses.
If you’re a business owner working in an industry that is likely to be targeted by Inland Revenue for example handling cash (Retail), Trade's or Orchards you might want to consider Audit Shield Insurance.
In this article, we look at some of the common challenges we encounter with businesses when navigating the use of Xero and share a couple of additional tips to make working with us easier.
As a new financial year approaches, it’s important to stay on top of the tax regulations and keep abreast of any impending changes that might affect you and your businesses.
Last April, new Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) rules came into effect that could be relevant to your business and employees. Here’s a summary of the three new exemptions that may have gone under your radar.
National outlined some headline changes it wanted to make within its first 100 days in power. Here are some major changes businesses should look out for.