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Weather + Marketing
11 November 2020
Weather affects how we feel, what we do, where we go and most importantly what we purchase.
We all know the marketing concept that you will sell more umbrellas on a rainy day. But imagine if you knew where and when ahead of time to get in front of your customer.
It's Pay Back Time!
5 November 2020
While not a regular occurrence, there have been occasions where employers have overpaid employees, and then sought to recover these overpayments. Commonly, this is the result of a mistake in payroll. However, there are instances where employees are paid in advance, and then do not return the funds on leaving employment.
New Labour Government - what's on the workplace reform agenda?
5 November 2020
At New Zealand’s October general election, the Labour Party won a majority of Parliament’s seats and is likely to govern alone. Some of the workplace policies Labour campaigned on included:
Optimise your club space with Versare Room Dividers
28 October 2020
Versare is kiwi owned and operated. We build and sell high quality space optimisation products as listed below:
Simplify your food safety practices with Chomp
28 October 2020
Simplify your food safety practices by removing the hassle of paper recording from your kitchen and replace it with Chomp's easy to use intuitive app.
Our app will ensure you fulfil your requirements under the NZ Food Safety Act, and it will give you confidence that your food safety plan is up to date. Chefs and managers can access food safety records from anywhere, anytime and monitor the responses to any food safety incidents remotely. You can also keep the whole team informed with live audit reports.
Christchurch club shelves 'working men' identity in major $21m revamp
27 October 2020
A Christchurch club is ushering in a new era with a shift in its identity and the opening of the first stage of its $21 million redevelopment.
The Hornby Club has been revamped to help ensure its future and appeal to a wider range of people, now housing a new pavilion and dining spaces, a live music venue and pool and gaming rooms.
Getting Ready for the Changes to the Privacy Act 2020
22 October 2020
You will all be aware that the Privacy Act is changing, and the new law comes into force on 1 December 2020.
Clubs should take the time to ensure they understand the changes to the act and how they will impact your club and how you store and handle membership information. We also encourage clubs that haven't done so already to review the updated policy templates and application form templates that Clubs New Zealand has released over the last couple of months.
Clubs New Zealand 2020 Wage and Salary Guide
22 October 2020
We would like to thank all clubs that participated in the recent 2020 Wage and Salary Survey and are pleased to announce that the Clubs New Zealand 2020 Wage and Salary Guide is now available for members to download in the resource room.
The 2020 Wage and Salary Survey was conducted as an online survey from 30th July 2020 through to 25th September 2020 for which we received a total of 101 responses.
Health and safety: Free assessment tool
22 October 2020
Every business needs to involve its people in keeping everyone safe and healthy. The free SafePlus online tool can help.
First you create a short survey to learn what your people think works well and where there’s room for improvement. Then you get a report with advice and guidance links tailored to your business.
Event Sector Voluntary Code: COVID 19
15 October 2020
An Event Sector Voluntary Code has been developed by the event sector associations, with the support of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. It outlines what event organisers should consider to safely hold events in a COVID-19 environment and follows Ministry of Health best practice guidance on reducing COVID-19 related risks.
Bluebridge Update: Afterpay Available Now!
15 October 2020
Our friends at Bluebridge are very excited to announce their new partnership with Afterpay. Clubs New Zealand members can now book their next Bluebridge ferry trip online and spread the cost instead of having to pay it all upfront in one go. They only need to pay the first 25% when they book then pay the rest off in three easy payments, every two weeks. They can still use their promo code to get their Bluebridge discount and use Afterpay to spread the cost.
Labour Day - Monday 26th October 2020
15 October 2020
This year Labour Day falls on Monday 26th October (fourth Monday in October). Labour Day is always observed on the day it falls and is not subject to 'mondayisation', calculating employee entitlements for labour day should be simple and can be done with the click of a button in most payroll systems.
As with all public holidays you first need to establish if the day the public holiday falls would otherwise be a working day for the employee. In most cases it’s easy to work out whether or not an employee would have normally worked on the day in question (known as an otherwise working day) because the working pattern or roster is constant and the employer and employee can agree about whether the employee would otherwise have worked that day.
