employment law anyone???
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Topic: employment law anyone???
Posted By: lizzle
Subject: employment law anyone???
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 4:42pm
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Lewis got paid out from his boss when he left. Now, it is supposed to be 8% of his gross wages - well by my calculations (done by adding last week of March gross wages to the last payslip he received at the beginning of the month) Scott (oops,should I say his boss's name on this) has underpaid him by $200. Now before I ring and complain (a lot), is there any reason why the gross wages should be so different (i.e. his from mine)
am i supposed to 1 - deduct time and a half? 2 - deduct any days in lieu he was paid during the time? no idea? am planning to ring Department of Labour but thought I would see if anyone knew here. |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 4:46pm
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BS may know ask her, but in the mean time have a look on the website. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 5:15pm
| done that, but can't find the info I want. it just seems to be a huge amount to differ by - I'm hoping that I'm right and he's wrong. |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 5:20pm
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I think under the law it's actually 6%? I could be wrong about that, but try calculating it on 6% and see how you get on. ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 7:45pm
BS does family law, I dunno if she knows about this stuff... I certainly don't  -------------  |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:31pm
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contact dept of labour and go thru the payslip with them....they will let u know what payment would have been.
or contact paye people and ask them....if he uses an outsourcing payroll company? |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:40pm
| changed just recently Ginger from 6% to 8% on april 1st i think |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:43pm
| yeah and the new 4 week thing is in place too...so not much help on that one....but if you want a divorce??? LOL |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:52pm
| I think it all depends on when his annual leave anniversary was. If he was due his nextlot of leave before 1 April I think that gets done at 6% and then everything after at 8%. I mightbe wrong and I am sure I saw some examples somewhere. I will try and remember where |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:54pm
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try http://www.ers.dol.govt.nz/holidays_act_2003/4weeks_print.html - this
yep, just had a read of it and that might be the reason. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 8:37am
nzpiper has it in one  If his anniversary was before 1 April, he gets 3 weeks (less any holidays taken into advance) and then 8% of his wages earnt since that time. If his anniversary is after 1 April but before his last day, he gets 4 weeks (less any annual leave already taken) plus 8% of his wages accrued since his anniversary date.
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 8:42am
| It gets kind of confusing really. If his anniversary was in January, he gets 3 weeks holiday (from Jan 06 to Jan 07) plus 8% of his gross wages since Jan. And follows on the same vein. All depends on his anniversary date. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 1:26pm
| the dol said that because his anniversary date is october - it would be 8% of his gross wages. |