Payroll In Practice: Confidence in Compliance

Gain the expertise to practically navigate New Zealand’s complex payroll legislation.

Course Summary

Gain the expertise to navigate New Zealand’s complex payroll legislation with this comprehensive, online self-paced training course, Payroll in Practice: Confidence in Compliance. It is tailored for payroll practitioners, people managers, and small business owners who want to master payroll processes while ensuring compliance with essential laws. From ACC and parental leave to student loans, child support, and payday filing, this module equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to manage payroll accurately and confidently.

Learning Outcome:

    • Understand key legislative requirements, including ACC leave, parental leave entitlements, and privacy obligations.
    • Master the intricacies of extra pays, bonuses, redundancy payments, and final pay calculations.
    • Navigate deductions such as student loans, child support, and attachment orders.
    • Learn best practices for payday filing, record-keeping, and payroll reporting.
    • Explore special scenarios like working from home arrangements and handling the death of an employee.

Benefits:

    • Online - learn at your own pace in your own time
    • Six months access - Plenty of time to absorb the knowledge at a pace that suits you - from as little as ½ hr per week.
    • Evergreen content - we automatically update the content, so you don't have to
    • Know what you didn't know - Fill the gaps in your payroll knowledge
    • All levels of knowledge welcome here - Whether you are brand new to payroll, or at a senior payroll level, this training covers it all


If you would prefer to pay the course fee by internet banking, please email us and we can provide an invoice for direct credit transfer. 

If you looking to purchase the NZ Payroll Essentials Training Program, the discounted 3-course program with the weekly live Q&A mentoring, please click here. This is course three of the program.

Stella Vockins

Bookkeeper

This is the real gem of the program. As a bookkeeper with prior payroll experience and training, this course was an excellent way to confirm and strengthen my existing knowledge while adding new insights. It didn’t just refresh—it enhanced my understanding and gave me even greater confidence in navigating the complexities of NZ payroll. This is a must-have for bookkeepers, and anyone involved in payroll processes. It bridges theory and real-world application beautifully, ensuring you’re equipped to handle payroll confidently and accurately.

Course Curriculum

Di Crawford Errington

Di Crawford-Errington is a Master Bookkeeper, NZPPA Certified Payroll Leader, and President of the Institute of Certified NZ Bookkeepers. She founded Ontrack Bookkeeping over 23 years ago to support small businesses with practical, real-world financial guidance. Through the Small Business Training Hub and The Ontrack Group, Di shares tools and insights to help entrepreneurs understand their numbers and build businesses they love.

Course Pricing

Payroll In Practice: Confidence in Compliance

$895 NZD

  • Gain the expertise to practically navigate New Zealand’s complex payroll legislation.

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