COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme - Work and Income

The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is available to employers, including self-employed people, to help pay their employees who must self-isolate because of ... 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ServicecentresduringCOVID-19 Temporaryvisaholders Payingclientsoverseas Supportthathasended Home COVID-19 COVID-19Leave SupportScheme COVID-19 Helpwhileyou'reself-isolating LeaveSupportScheme Whocangetit Paymentratesandprocessingtimes Howtoapply Payingyourstaff Obligations Repayments Short-TermAbsencePayment OtherWorkandIncomesupport ServicecentresduringCOVID-19 Temporaryvisaholders Payingclientsoverseas Supportthathasended COVID-19Leave SupportScheme TheCOVID-19LeaveSupportSchemeisavailabletoemployers,includingself-employedpeople,tohelppaytheiremployeeswhomustself-isolatebecauseofCOVID-19andcan'tworkathomeduringthatperiod. Information We’recurrentlyreceivinglargenumbersofapplicationsforCOVID-19supportpayments.Pleasedon’tcallustocheckthestatusofyourapplication. Itcantakeupto5daystoprocessapplications.We’reworkingasquicklyaswecan. TobeeligibleforatleastonepaymentoftheLeaveSupportSchemeyouremployeewillhavebeenrequiredtoself-isolateforatleast4consecutivecalendardays. Thismeansyouremployees: can'tcomeintoworkbecausetheyareinoneoftheaffectedgroupsandmustself-isolate,and can'tworkfromhome. EmploymentNewZealandhasguidesforusingsickleaveandhowthisrelatestoLeaveSupportScheme: GuideforworkersduringCOVID-19-EmploymentNewZealand TheCOVID-19LeaveSupportSchemeispaidattherateof: $600forfull-timeworkerswhowereworking20hoursormoreaweek. $359forpart-timeworkerswhowereworkinglessthan20hoursaweek. YoumaybeabletogetmorethanoneLeaveSupportpaymentifyouremployeeoryou,ifyou'reself-employed,mustkeepisolating. SeetheLeaveSupportSchemedeclarationforfurtherdetailsoneligibilitycriteriaandobligations. FindoutwhocangettheLeaveSupportScheme COVID-19andhealthconcerns IfyouthinkyoumayhavebeenexposedtoCOVID-19,youshouldcallthededicatedCOVID-19Healthlineforfreeon08003585453. Foranyotherhealthconcerns,youcancallthegeneralHealthlinenumberon0800611116ortalktotheirdoctororhealthprovider.Employersshouldencouragetheiremployeestodothisifthey'reunwell. WealsohavetheShort-TermAbsencePaymentavailabletoemployerstohelppayemployeeswhohavetowaitonaCOVID-19PCRtestresultinlinewithMinistryofHealthguidelines. Findoutabout: Whocangetit Paymentratesandprocessingtimes Howtoapply Payingyourstaff Obligations Repayments Factsheets YoucanreadasummaryofCOVID-19LeaveSupportSchemeandShortTermAbsencePaymentinformationinotherlanguagesinourfactsheets. 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