Datacom Payroll Press - Dec 2021 Issue

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Welcome to the first edition of the Datacom Payroll Press. This newsletter will be distributed every quarter with the latest news on payroll compliance, security, helpful resources, tips, and product updates.

In this edition we share some useful updates, talk about how Datacom ensures your payroll information is protected, and, with the summer holidays just around the corner, we explain how you can manage your leave on the go with MyPay.

We hope you enjoy this newsletter. If you would like further information about any topic, please don't hesitate to reach out to your usual contact within Datacom Payroll.

Five ways our MyPay app can help you manage leave over the holidays

This summer manage your leave on the go with MyPay — the app designed by Datacom payroll to help employees and organisations manage leave seamlessly and paperless.

The MyPay app is free for all our customers who use our Direct Access self-service portal. Download now from the iTunes app store or Google Play by searching ‘Datacom MyPay’.

Discover more reasons to use MyPay.

Sick leave minimum entitlement changes

On 24 July 2021 legislation was enacted that provided employees an increase in minimum sick leave entitlement from five days to 10 days. As an employer, this is an important change and each employee needs to be updated to ensure they are receiving what they are entitled to going forward.

Learn more about the legislation change and what needs to be done within the system to remain compliant.

Did you know payroll is one of the most appealing targets for hackers?

It’s no secret that businesses around the world have changed the way they work to adapt to our new

normal. With a significant portion of these activities moving online to operate remotely, cybersecurity risks are at the highest they have ever been. In this paper, we look at how to make your payroll systems and processes a priority and build better guardrails for them. 

Find out if your payroll is under threat. Here are the key considerations to keep your workers' information and your business safe.

PAYE intermediary services

The Datacom PAYE intermediary services scheme was designed to help businesses stay compliant with their PAYE tax obligations.

Today, we are New Zealand’s largest PAYE intermediary with more than 25,000 employers using our services and paying IRD more than $300 million each month. Datacom PAYE intermediary handles huge volumes of transactions and keeps track of all PAYE obligations in a timely manner, providing payday filing reconciliations, IRD amendments for pay corrections, tax payment liabilities, and investigations, etc.

To find out more, reach out to your usual Datacom contact.