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• Wage Subsidy Second Round – Applications Close Thursday 16 September 11.59pm

• Read About the Wage Subsidy in Your Pacific Language

• Second Resurgence Payment Announced Today

Wage Subsidy Second Round: Applications Close Thursday 16 September 11.59pm

We have been privileged to talk with more than 400 Pacific sole traders, self-employed and businesses this week regarding the Wage Subsidy. We are glad to see many businesses are taking up this extra payment which is worth $1,200 per fortnight per full time employee and help protect jobs in our Pacific community.  

We’ve answered all kinds of questions about the second round of the Wage Subsidy – no question is too big or too small – and have also checked on applications that are still waiting for a response.

  When do you need to have your application in by?

Applications are now open for the second round of the Wage Subsidy but close very soon on Thursday next week. For this round your application must be in before Thursday, 11.59pm on 16 September 2021.

If you’ve applied for the first round Wage Subsidy, you need to wait until two weeks after you’ve first applied before you can apply for second round. If you apply earlier than this, your application for the new subsidy will be declined.

Our dedicated Pacific team, in partnership with MSD, are here Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.00pm so please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions about the Wage Subsidy, please call us on 0800 287 7526or email info@pacificbusiness.co.nz.

Read About the Wage Subsidy in Your Pacific Language

We love that you can now also read a summary on the second round of the Wage Subsidy in your own language. Factsheets are available in Cook Island Māori, Fijian, Niuean, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tuvaluan as well as Te Reo Māori and English. Also visit Work and Income here.

Second Resurgence Support Payment Announced Today

As announced today by the Minister of Finance a second payment of the Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) for the alert level increase will be available to businesses.  

Applications will open for the second payment at 8am on Friday 17 September on Inland Revenue's website, ird.govt.nz

Businesses will need to show a 30% or more drop in revenue in a 7-day period from 8 September until immediately before all of New Zealand returns to Alert Level 1 compared to a typical 7-day period in the 6 weeks before 17 August.

The payment will stay as $1,500 plus $400 per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee up to a maximum of 50 FTEs, or 4 times the actual revenue decline experienced by the applicant, whichever is less.

Businesses and organisations will be able to apply for the second payment even if they have received the first payment.

Applications for both payments will remain open until 1 month after the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand returns to alert level 1.

Our dedicated Pacific team, in partnership with IRD, are here Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.00pm to answer any questions around eligibility and payments and we welcome your call: 0800 287 7526 or email info@pacificbusiness.co.nz.   

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