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Go the Fijianas!
I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be involved with the Women’s Rugby World Cup as a TLO (Team Liaison Officer) for the Fiji Women’s Rugby Team (the Fijianas). Having missed out on previous tournaments, it was the Fijianas first-ever World Cup tournament. For an event that is held every four years, being there was everything […]
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Check your pay slips!
Pay slips are an important component of any payroll services. Also known as wage slips, paystubs or pay advice.  Before the birth of the internet, emails, and the old wire transfer systems, pay slips were often provided to employees in a paper form along with their pay cheque. The pay slip was an acknowledgement of the […]
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The cost of relocating
I expect you have heard enough about wage subsidies and other financial impacts of Covid-19 on businesses and individuals. But it has also created, or sometimes forced, other lifestyle changes, including moving to a new house and/or city. Funnily enough, for me, Covid-19 meant my wife was approached for a great new role, BUT it’s […]
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Up The Duff
How are we going to afford it? That is the ever-recurring question which seems to spring up when hopeful parents start discussing the when and how of starting a family. The answer will likely dictate which parent will take all or most of the parental leave, when or if both will return to work, and […]
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Where’s the Cash Gone?
‘Tis that time of the year. The time that bills are mounting, wish lists are being written, and you are managing to justify expenditure that at any other time of year would blow your mind. And that’s before Boxing Day arrives. So, on the basis of the ambulance being better placed at the top of […]
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