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New minimum wage takes effect from 1 April 2012
The new adult minimum wage rates (before tax) that apply for employees aged 16 or over will be:
$13.50 per hour, which is $108.00 for an 8-hour day, $540.00 for a 40-hour week.
The new
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Easter Holidays
Layburn Hodgins wishes everyone a safe and happy Easter.
Please note our offices will be closed on Friday 6 April, Monday 9 April & Tuesday 10 April 2012.
Office Closure 22 February 2012
Layburn Hodgins will be closed from 12:30 pm 22 February 2012 to allow our staff to attend memorial services. Our thoughts are always with those, who lost lives on this day.
The last 12 months has
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