{"id":23214,"date":"2025-02-25T02:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T02:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:39:33","slug":"new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/hire-employees\/new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Hire Employees in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hire Employees in New Zealand<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Key Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Employment Terms<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Timezone<\/td>GMT +12, subject to daylight savings in summer<\/td><\/tr>
Currency<\/td>New Zealand dollar (NZD)<\/td><\/tr>
Capital city<\/td>Wellington<\/td><\/tr>
Official language(s)<\/td>English, M\u0101ori, NZ sign language<\/td><\/tr>
Ease of doing business<\/td>Very friendly to business (#1 out of 190 countries)<\/td><\/tr>
Minimum wage<\/td>NZD 22.70<\/td><\/tr>
Estimated employer cost<\/td>4.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Employer retirement contribution: Kiwisaver<\/td>KiwiSaver is a voluntary retirement savings scheme.

If an employee chooses not to opt out, they must contribute a minimum of 3% up to a maximum of 10% which is deducted from their salary. Where an employee is enrolled in Kiwisaver, employers must provide a contribution of 3% in addition to the employee\u2019s total compensation.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n