Since our last chat I have had Covid and spent a week trying to work from home. I still cannot make sense of our Governments Covid statistics??? Great news from Fonterra for the coming dairy season – with a midpoint forecast of $9; meaning an opening payout of $5.40/KGmS. This is fantastic news for all […]
From my desk – May 2022 Read More »
Brenda Simpson had her final day with us on Friday 11th February 2022. She had one final thing to say to all our clients here at Hughsons: “It is with a tinge of sadness and excitement that I am moving on from Hughson & Associates. I will miss the friendships I have made with staff
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Engaging with customers is always important and in the current environment, online interaction with customers has become exponentially relevant. In a 2017 survey, 87% of people said that a business needed an online rating of at least 3 stars for them to use the business, and 84% trusted online reviews as much as a personal
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Over the last two years most of us have had to deal with working from home in some way, shape or form, and for those who are parents, added difficulties arose with trying to entertain and educate children whilst also fulfilling employment duties. Employers have helped employees as much as possible, in some cases providing
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From initial fears of a prolonged economic slump due to Covid-19, the global economy has seen a resurgence led by unprecedented demand. To experience such strong activity following months of lock-down where key industries cut back on activity to reduce costs, a backlog has been created such that global supply chains may take years to
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2022 has taken off with a bang! We have rising interest rates; rising inflation and still property prices push upwards… Now we have Omicron on the horizon you will find that the Hughson & Associates team are working as remotely from each other as practical. We are making full use of our satellite offices in
From my desk – February 2022 Read More »
Phew, that was close. With Covid getting to Stratford last week we all worried that we would again be working from home. Seems we got lucky, but even so Covid is impacting on many clients, with us undertaking many wage subsidy & resurgence payment applications on behalf of those affected. We await the outcome of
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As the world moves to a vaccine-based approach to manage Covid-19 there have been some interesting incentives to boost vaccination rates. Across New Zealand, organisations including KFC, New Zealand Rugby and local burger and kebab joints have got on board by giving away freebies to vaccinated individuals. However, Amazon’s incentives top these freebies after
Here we go again… Let’s hope that by the time you read this that we are back in level 2 & are able to see you clients again. Meanwhile we continue to work from home or at the offices behind closed doors, remaining available by email or phone. Still no word on the Fonterra
From My Desk- August 2021 Read More »
Good morning, The rain that has been forecast is yet to materialize. Taranaki, whilst not as dry as other areas of NZ we certainly need some rain. We have started the 2021 tax filing season with a ‘hiss and a roar’ with work flooding into the office. Our client managers have begun processing the work
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