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Posts in: Payroll & Leave Management
24 Mar 2026
Payroll & Leave Management
Sick leave in NZ: rules, entitlements, and how to manage sick leave abuse
Most people tend to underuse rather than overuse their paid sick leave, which is 10 days a year for...
19 Nov 2025
Payroll & Leave Management
Paying part-time and casual staff
Managing pay and leave can be a real challenge for business owners and managers, and it’s even...
18 Nov 2025
Payroll & Leave Management
The benefits of taking annual leave in 2025
"How was your weekend?"
"Way too short!"
21 Feb 2025
Payroll & Leave Management
5 reasons why leave management is important in 2025
When it comes to managing and recording employee leave, it might be easy to take the “she'll be...
31 Jul 2024
Payroll & Leave Management
Recovering costs from employees
There are times, as an employer, when you may feel justified in reclaiming money from an employee....
24 Jul 2023
Payroll & Leave Management
Sick leave: Frequently asked questions
Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about employee's entitlement to sick leave,...
02 Mar 2023
Payroll & Leave Management
Parental leave: Entitlements and employer obligations
Having a baby or taking permanent responsibility for a child’s care is a momentous step in anyone’s...
20 Sep 2022
Payroll & Leave Management
Understanding family violence leave in New Zealand
Family violence in Aotearoa is recognised as a major public health, welfare, and social problem....
29 Jul 2022
Payroll & Leave Management
Managing sick leave: An employers guide to absenteeism
Sick leave is paid time off work when an employee is sick or injured, or their spouse, partner,...
03 Dec 2021
Payroll & Leave Management
A short guide to paying public holidays in New Zealand
Updated: 12 February 2024.
The Holidays Act 2003 has been around a good while now, but many New...