Judy your abatement rates are as follows.
Abatement
49.Earnings definitions for purposes of clause 51—
(1)In clause 51(1), ``earnings'' does not include weekly compensation or any other entitlement payable under this schedule.
(2)In clause 51(1), ``earnings'' includes any payment (in addition to a payment for work actually undertaken by the claimant) made by the claimant's employer during the claimant's incapacity that exceeds the difference between—
(a)the level of the claimant's actual earnings immediately before his or her incapacity commenced; and
(b)the level of the claimant's weekly compensation.
(3)In clause 51(1) and (2), ``earnings'' includes any payment made on the termination of employment in respect of leave entitlements. The Corporation must treat such a payment as having been derived after the termination of employment for a period that is equal to the total period that the claimant could have taken as leave if the claimant had not received the payment.
(4)In clause 51(1) and (2)—
(a)``earnings'' includes payments—
(i)whether made in New Zealand or overseas:
(ii)whether made in New Zealand currency or an overseas currency:
(b)``employment'' includes employment whether in New Zealand or overseas.
(5)Payments made in an overseas currency must be treated as having been converted into New Zealand currency at the average rate of foreign exchange offered, at the date of payment, by registered banks in New Zealand.
Cf 1998 No 114 Schedule 1 cl 23
50.Estimation for abatement purposes of earnings that cannot be ascertained—
(1)This clause applies to a claimant who has—
(a)earnings as a self-employed person; or
(b)earnings as a shareholder-employee.
(2)This clause applies when the Corporation cannot readily ascertain, for abatement purposes, the claimant's actual earnings during a particular period, during incapacity.
(3)In order to calculate the claimant's earnings under this Part, the Corporation may estimate an amount that represents reasonable remuneration for the claimant during the period.
(4)The Corporation must have regard to—
(a)the evidence available of the claimant's earnings; and
(b)the nature of the claimant's employment immediately before his or her incapacity commenced; and
©the nature of the claimant's employment that the claimant has during the period of incapacity.
51.Abatement of compensation—
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(1)In calculating weekly compensation under this Part, the Corporation must reduce the amount of weekly compensation paid to a claimant by—
(a)24 cents for every $1 of earnings derived during the period of incapacity in excess of $56.67 a week, but not in excess of $90.62 a week; and
(b)56 cents for every $1 of earnings derived during the period of incapacity in excess of $90.62 a week.
(2)The Corporation must also reduce the amount of weekly compensation paid so as to ensure that the total of the claimant's weekly compensation and earnings after his or her incapacity commences does not exceed the claimant's weekly earnings as calculated under clauses 33 to 45 or 47.
(3)The weekly amounts in subclause (1) must be adjusted in the manner provided in section 115.
(4)The amount of a claimant's weekly earnings under subclause (2) must be adjusted in the manner provided in section 115.
Cf 1998 No 114 Schedule 1 cl 24
Notice that if you earn less than $56.67 per week there is no abatement.
may be since the corporation could not tell you of the legistation may be the case manager didn't know what the abatements were or was so dum that couldn't work them out. There have been increases that also must be taken into account and I know that there has just been a new increase
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