What are Leadership Strategies & Why are they Important?
Leadership strategies are specific approaches or plans implemented by leaders to guide and influence their teams or business towards...
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Lisa Johnston
- Feb 9
- 2 min
How Do Businesses Survive & Thrive During a Cost-of-Living Crisis?
The reality is during a cost-of-living crisis, households will start to prioritise where they spend money and things like dining out,...
Lisa Johnston
- May 17, 2022
- 2 min
Feeling the benefits of height adjustable desk
In 2021, after discovering the numerous health benefits of using a stand-up desk, Sass invested in height adjustable desks and anti...
Lisa Johnston
- May 3, 2022
- 3 min
Wage Subsidy FAQs
If I have an employee away sick with Covid and get the Covid Leave Support Scheme subsidy; what exactly do I need to pay them? When you...
Lisa Johnston
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Sass's Newest Workshop - Microsoft Teams
Due to demand, we have developed our ‘Microsoft Teams’ workshop. We are running our first open workshop on the 12 May 2022 from 9am to...
Lisa Johnston
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Sass Ysite Lunch Chats
FREE bi-monthly training sessions In 2022 we are launching free bi-monthly training sessions, over lunch, for our Ysite clients! These...
Lisa Johnston
- Aug 19, 2021
- 4 min
COVID-19 Wage Subsidy August 2021 and Resurgence Support payment
Details on applying for the Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Support Payments (RSP) have now been released. Wage Subsidy August 2021 The Wage...
Lisa Johnston
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
COVID-19 Alert Level 4 and Your Business
COVID-19 Alert Level 4 As we again face an Alert Level 4 lockdown the Sass team will operating as usual, except we'll be doing so from...
Lisa Johnston
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
New 2021 Workshop – Computer Fundamentals
Due to demand, we developed our ‘Computer Fundamentals’ workshop and ran our first workshop as a closed group workshop, with great...
Lisa Johnston
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
Planned Changes to Leave Entitlements
The Government has accepted the Holidays Act Taskforce’s recommendations to make the Holidays Act clearer and provide more certainty for...
Lisa Johnston
- Mar 3, 2021
- 2 min
COVID-19 support for business
Accessing financial support for you and your business There are a few financial support schemes available to help you, your business and...
Lisa Johnston
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Privacy Act 2020
The Privacy Act 2020 came into effect on 1 December 2020. The updated rules mean businesses and organisations have new obligations for...
Lisa Johnston
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
Christmas countdown is on...
It's always hard to believe it when Christmas rolls around, but as we all know it is well and truly almost here. The team at Sass would...
Lisa Johnston
- Jul 15, 2020
- 1 min
Our Nine Time Management Tips
Do you relate to any of these? There is never enough time Make unrealistic time estimates Put off difficult tasks until later Finish...
Lisa Johnston
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
Extended Wage Subsidy Scheme
From June 10 until 1 September 2020, businesses will be able to apply for the Extended Wage Subsidy Scheme. These payments will be...
Lisa Johnston
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
More Relief for Businesses Affected by COVID-19 as Government Announce the Small Business Cashflow
Amended 11 May 2020 The Government has introduced a Small Business Cashflow (loan) Scheme to support small to medium businesses owners,...
Lisa Johnston
- May 1, 2020
- 1 min
Payments to employees for working from home costs during COVID-19 pandemic
Inland Revenue is making it easier for employers to reimburse the expenses of employees who are working from home because of the COVID-19...
Lisa Johnston
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Minimum Wage Increase Amid COVID-19 Alert Level 4
On 1 April 2020, the adult (employees 16 years and over) minimum wage rate increases by $1.20 from $17.70 to $18.90 per hour. With the...
Lisa Johnston
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
If Your Business is On Lock-Down; Our Tips to Work on Your Business
If your business is in total lock-down, I would use some of this time to work on the future good of your business. Maybe, you have...
Lisa Johnston
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
What to do to get your business through Covid-19
Video from Lisa & Kelly, pre lock-down on what to do to get your business through Covid-19. NOTE: This video was recorded before Alert 4...
Lisa Johnston
- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
Wage Subsidy Changes from 27 March 2020
As per our previous FAQ blog we said that things were changing daily and we would let you know if anything changes with the Wages subsidy....
Lisa Johnston
- Mar 26, 2020
- 5 min
Covid-19 Wage Subsidy & HR FAQs
Amendment - only applicable to those that applied for the subsidy prior to Friday, 27th March 2020. New blog coming for after that date....
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