Payroll Giving

Payroll giving allows employees to 'give as they earn' by making donations directly from their pay to approved donee organisations. For every dollar an employee donates they receive a third back as a tax credit in the same pay period.

For an employer, there is NO COST for your employee to make a donation from their pay.  Better still, we'll help you through the process.

For Employees

• Workplace giving makes donating to CanTeen straightforward by eliminating the need to retain receipts each time, or to have to request and file rebate claims.
• The donation is taken out of the salary before tax.
• Participation is completely voluntary.
• By way of encouragement, employers may match employee donations dollar for dollar with a cap.
• Overseas programmes report boosts in staff morale and benefits felt in the community.
• You can help CanTeen by leading the initiative to get a workplace giving programme started at your place of work and by joining a payroll giving committee.

For Employers

• Workplace giving to CanTeen is a low-cost and administratively simple way to support employee morale and enable businesses to connect with their communities in ways that achieve tangible and mutual benefits for everyone involved. 
• Businesses can encourage events that allow employees to interact with the CanTeen including the launch of the payroll giving programme and related media or public exercises.
• The company's involvement can be extended to supporting employee volunteering and fundraising opportunities. 

The regular donation is taken out of the salary before tax and provides "real-time, tax relief reflected in normal pay, based on the amount donated".

For more information on Payroll Giving please refer to the IRD website or Charities Commission PDF - click on the links below.