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The summer holiday period can be confusing to employers and employees alike – public holidays worked or taken as annual leave, business shutdowns, annual leave provisions… there are many rules employers need to understand. Fulltime and Parttime employees are entitled to annual leave and public holidays under the National Employment Standards minimum entitlements. Employers can ask employees […]

As a business owner, it’s never been more important to have a good grasp on your finances. For many businesses, priorities have changed, customer behaviours have mutated, and revenue streams have had to evolve and pivot in order to continue doing business. To track, monitor and drive your financial performance, it’s increasingly important to have […]

Holiday breaks are a chance to recharge for the year ahead especially after the year we have had. We look forward to warmer weather and finally setting up an out-of-office email for the break. However, for business owners, this time is a stressful without careful cash-flow planning. Even if you do continue to operate through […]

Optimism among business owners was high coming into 2022. But a number of factors are now making things a lot more challenging: Global events are pushing up energy prices to astronomical levels. Ongoing supply-chain issues are making it difficult to source raw materials. A scarcity of talent is causing problems when it comes to staffing […]

We live in a digital world where our company’s data and (crucially) our customers’ data is under constant attack. Hackers are always looking for new ways to break into your systems and databases – and this has resulted in several significant data breaches in just the last few months…in October 2022 alone there has been […]

Personal services income (PSI) is income received as payment for individual personal efforts and skills. It applies to many contractors who provide services as their means of earning an income. Examples include Accountants, Lawyers, Doctors, Bookkeepers, Gardeners, Cleaners, Drivers etc.  PSI rules can apply to individual sole traders and other types of business entities, but […]