Get set for summer
Make the most out of summer this year. Get prepared and find information and advice to help you thrive, including:
- learning new digital skills
- holiday pay and public holidays
- hiring and contracting staff for summer
- mental health and wellbeing e-learning series.
Overview of the hiring process
Need more hands on deck for summer? Follow our step-by-step guide to hiring staff.
Learn new digital skills
If you’re taking a break over summer, take the opportunity to get online and learn some new digital skills.
Paying your employees for leave
Whether you are paying staff for holiday, parental or sick leave, our guide helps you get it right.
Brave in business e-learning series
The holidays can take a toll on our wellbeing. Set you and your business up for success by joining our e-learning series.
Extreme weather over summer
Extreme weather events can happen throughout New Zealand during the summer.
Find out what you can do to prepare, and where to get advice and information.
Workplace closing over summer?
For annual closedowns, you must give employees at least 14 days’ notice. Also check who can use annual leave.
Scammers don’t go on holiday
Get your systems in good shape before Christmas so you can rest easy.
Public holidays
Work out if you’re paying your employees properly and doing what’s expected.
Quiz: Can my customer return it?
Test yourself on when you must give a refund, repair, or replacement for a faulty product service.
Quick-fire business plan
Quick-focus planning to make sure you work on the right things for your growing business - every day.
It’s important to take time to reflect on your business strategies and plan. It doesn’t have to be a difficult or time-consuming task.
Quiz: Test yourself on FBT
Know your fringe benefit taxes from your employee allowances and expenses? Take our quiz and find out.
When you’re done, follow links from the answers to pick up tips and find out more.
Going contracting
If you’re going contracting over the summer, or in general, we have tips, tools, templates and case studies to help no matter what stage you’re at.
Holiday and short-term rentals: What you need to know
If you’re renting out your home or holiday house over the summer, make sure you know the rules on taxes, holiday rental agreements, claiming expenses and more.
Do business for good
Balance profit and purpose in your business. Use our downloadable templates and guidance to work towards doing business for good.