Hira funding reprioritised to support payroll systems

NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth

More than $25 million of funding intended for the Hira programme has been redirected to payroll stabilisation to “support the mitigation of immediate risks”, says Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora.

The organisation says that as part of Budget 2024, it was decided that unused contingency funds for Hira would to be redirected to payroll stabilisation and in April, Ministers approved the drawdown of $25.1m.

Health NZ has inherited a complex environment of around 20 payroll systems, some legacy or out of support, that were in use at the former DHBs and agencies. It is also working to remedy Holidays Act anomalies.

The organisation says key early actions to stabilise payroll systems have now been completed across the country, including resolving issues with the servers that run payroll and confirming and communicating business continuity plans.

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