Payroll Quiz - How many can you answer?
These are just some of the questions we get asked on a regular basis. We have left the answers blank so you can print it out and have a go answering them. Once completed, send your response to us (our usual contact e-mail) and we will send you back one with the correct answer so you can mark them.
| QUESTION | ANSWER |
| Can an employer decline an employee's request to Cash up Annual Leave? | |
| If an employee has Annual, Sick and Alternative leave on Termination, which one(s) must be paid out? | |
| Are Lump Sum payments taxed in the same manner as Salary or Wages? | |
| What is the maximum percentage of net earnings that can be deducted for child support? | |
| Do annual leave accruals continue if someone is on Parental Leave? | |
| Are casual employees entitled to Sick Leave? | |
| If I work 5 hours on a Public Holiday, and accrue an Alternative Leave day, what is the maximum number of hours I can be paid when I take my Alternative Day? | |
| Regular Discretionary Bonuses do not add to future leave calculations? | |
| What multiplier is used to annualize the gross earnings for an extra pay calculations (paid weekly)? | |
| Are you obliged to action a SLCIR deduction notice? | |
| If working when daylight savings ends, do you have to pay an extra hour for time lost? | |
| Who decides if an Allowance is taxable or non-taxable? | |
| What is the ESCT rate based on? | |
| Can an employee ‘opt-out’ of Kiwisaver after three months? | |
| Is a Probationary and Trial Period the same thing? | |
| How many years must you keep records under the Income Tax Act 2007? | |
| If an employee can’t determine what tax code to use, should you just use the M one? | |
| Do payments made under a Section 123 agreement add to leave calculations? | |
| If you accidentally overpay an employee, how long can the employee take to pay it back? | |
| Do you have to provide an employee a payslip every pay? | |
| If an employee has 24 days of Entitled Annual leave and 10 Accrued, and they work 4 days a week, how many days can they Cash-Up? | |
| In relation to the Covid Subsidy, can I pay an employee less than the amount we received each week? | |
| If you get sick while on Annual Leave, should the day be treated as a Sick day? | |
| If on Annual Leave over a period that includes a Public Holiday, do you get paid Annual Leave or a Stat Day? | |
| If an employee fails to return their uniform on Termination, can you deduct the value of the uniform from their final pay? | |
| If my Part-Time employee works two days a week, how many Sick Days are they entitled to each year? |
Payroll is 90% knowledge and 10% software. No matter what payroll you use, you must understand all payroll-related legislation.