The Government has announced that workers earning the minimum wage will receive a pay rise of nearly eight per cent from March 2006.

The minimum adult wage, which applies to people over 18 years, will increase from $9.50 to $10.25 an hour from 27 March 2006. The minimum youth wage - for workers aged 16 and 17 years - will also increase by nearly eight per cent, from $7.60 to $8.20 per hour, to stay at 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage. The minimum training wage will increase to the same rate.

The increase will benefit around 91,000 adult workers, mostly women, and about 10,000 youth workers.

...back to 22 December 2005


Further information:
Minimum wage to increase

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The latest issue of FBTnews is now available, with articles on staff functions, calculating fringe benefit tax on low-interest loans, completing the quarterly return for December 2005, and proposed changes to fringe benefit tax.

...back to 8 December 2005


Further information:
Issue 13 December 2005

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Issue 81 of the Inland Revenue's payroll newsletter includes information on the following subjects:

• Payment due dates over the holidays
• Need your employer monthly schedule early?
• Paying early
• Child Support's Christmas hours
• Calculating holiday pay
• Holiday pay and child support deductions

...back to 1 December 2005


Further information:
Payroll News Issue 81 December 2005

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