Neighbours Day Aotearoa is back and has even more ways you can get involved next year with their theme: The Great Plant Swap π»
The first 200 to register their event, whether your usual BBQ, street party or something new like a plant swap, will be sent a packet of seeds to help you get started!
You can also write something nice (in 30 words or less) about your neighbours, community or acts of neighbourliness you've experienced with their new 'Notes for Neighbours' - any sort of note goes including poems! These will be shared on their Facebook, Instagram and website and 5 will be specially chosen to be featured on posters across Aotearoa.
Register your event, big or small, here today:
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
π Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
Whatβs your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesnβt fit?
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79.2% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.8% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
π Christmas 2025 Holiday Pay - What You Need to Know π
π Christmas 2025 Holiday Pay - What NZ Employers Need to Know π
With Christmas fast approaching, itβs important to make sure your team is paid correctly over the holiday period - especially with holiday legislation changes on the horizon.
π Good news: For Christmas 2025, the current Holidays Act rules still apply.
Hereβs a simple breakdown π
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Employees with 12+ months service
β’ Entitled to 4 weeks paid annual leave
β’ Pay the higher of:
π Ordinary Weekly Pay or Average Weekly Earnings
π Full-time example
β’ 8 hrs/day Γ 5 days = 40 hrs/week
β’ $1,200 per week = $240 per leave day
π Part-time example
β’ 3 hrs/day Γ 4 days = 12 hrs/week
β’ $300 per week = $75 per leave day
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Employees with less than 12 months service
β’ Not yet entitled to annual leave
β’ If your business closes down over Christmas, they must still be paid holiday pay for the closedown period (usually paid via payroll accruals or 8% of gross earnings under current law)
π Christmas & New Year Public Holidays
β’ Christmas Day (25 Dec)
β’ Boxing Day (26 Dec)
β’ New Yearβs Day (1 Jan)
βοΈ If the day is a normal working day, employees are paid for it
βοΈ If they work on a public holiday:
β‘οΈ Time and a half + an alternative paid day off
π Important β Changes Coming
The Holidays Act will eventually be replaced by a new Employment Leave Act, moving to hours-based leave accrual and simplified calculations.
β οΈ These changes are not in force yet, so Christmas 2025 still follows current rules.
π¬ Need help checking your payroll or holiday calculations?
π§ Email: info@corefigures.co.nz
π Website: corefigures.co.nz...
β¨ Feel free to share this with other NZ business owners β¨
Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? βοΈβπ₯β
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