Polson Higgs
February 2009 News Archive
New Staff (17th February, 2009)
We welcome Dona Beloe to the Administration Team in Dunedin. Dona comes to us after working in office administration, nursing and as teacher aide.
KiwiSaver Changes (10th February, 2009)
From 1 April 2009 some changes are being made to KiwiSaver.
- The minimum employee contribution will reduce to 2% of gross pay.
- The compulsory employer contribution (CEC) will increase to 2% and won't increase further in future years.
- The employer superannuation contribution tax (ESCT) exemption will be capped at the Compulsory Employer Contribution of 2%.
- The employer tax credit (ETC) will be removed - this change affects employers, not KiwiSaver members.
Summer Insight - “What goes down comes back up” (2nd February, 2009)
Happy New Year!
After a great break away with family and friends it has been enjoyable getting back to work with a fresh outlook after the stresses and strains of 2008.
As natural optimists we have been busy looking for some good news to share with you, and there is some. Not that the media would find any good news. That’s not in the nature of media. We call media - ‘noise’. By its nature it is focused on what sells and when it comes to the future the media should come with a warning, “Current news is no indicator of future news.”
Last updated: 20th March, 2009 | 2:23 pm
