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Free recruiting tool brings world’s workers to NZ
If you’re a small business unable to find the skills you need in New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has a free online tool that connects you with a world of jobseekers who have expressed an interest in living and working here. Employers and recruiters can use the SkillFinder tool to access a database of about 600,000 people. “Over the last four ...
ACC: Take the pain out of levy day
Every year you pay levies to ACC to cover injuries suffered in and out of work — and vehicle regos help cover injuries suffered in road accidents. Like any bill, you can reduce payment pain by planning ahead The key thing is to put aside money throughout the year to spread the costs. Any interest earned in a savings account can ...
Keep in touch
It’s staggering how few people keep in touch with their former customers. John needed some scaffolding and found a really obliging firm. He said to the business owner when he came to take the scaffolding away: “I’m going to need scaffolding again in a couple of years to paint my house. Please keep in touch.” Pete, the scaffolder, replied: “You’ve got ...
Don’t tell us your Problems!!
An elderly couple were having lunch at a café. After half an hour the grumpy old man called the waitress over and said their quiche had not arrived. When told half an hour was too long to wait for his lunch, the waitress said the cafe was very busy. Never tell customers your problems. Just put things right as quickly as ...
Government seeks feedback on new business tax package
The Government is now consulting on 16 new tax initiatives aimed at providing more certainty - reducing stress and making it easier for business owners to better manage their tax affairs. Included in the package is a new Accounting Income Method (AIM) option for paying Provisional Tax as businesses earn income. This will come into effect on 1 April 2018. You ...