Christmas and New Year opening hours and pay dates
Our contact centre has reduced hours over the holiday season and weekly compensation payment dates may change due to public holidays.
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How clients receive payments
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Animation of hot air balloon carrying a banner reading “Payments System” with a rotating dollar sign attached to it
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Narrator – “In May 2019, ACC launches a new payment system which modernizes the way it calculates and pays weekly compensation.”
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Multiple animated icons
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Narrator - “This means our clients will be able to receive faster payments see what their future payments are and personalize their experience to suit their needs.”
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Animated skier going down a mountain and falls over which leads to her injury
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Narrator – “Let's see this new system and practice. This is Tammy. She's broken her leg in a skiing accident and is unable to work at ABC heating over the next six weeks while she recovers.”
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Animated phone, dollar sign and ACC staff member icons pop up
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Narrator – “Currently she would call ACC and apply for weekly compensation. A member of the ACC team gathers her information which”
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Animation of an information icon going from ACC team member to the ACC payments team
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Narrator – “they pass over to the payments team. The ACC payments team reach out to Tammy's”
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Animation portraying ACC payments team connecting with ABC heating
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Narrator – “employer ABC heating to obtain her earnings information. Once her earnings information is received back her payment”
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Animated calculator portrays the payment team calculating her payment
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Narrator – “amount is calculated.”
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Animated dollar sign going into a piggy bank and a clock appears
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Narrator – “Tammy is told how much she will receive her payment is sent to the bank which she receives in her account the following afternoon.”
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Two mail icons appear from tammy’s icon showing a calculator and a piggy bank
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Narrator – “Tammy gets multiple letters in the post one detailing her calculation and the other showing how much she has already been paid into her account.”
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Animation of two bubbles and a clock appears
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Narrator – “In the future, Tammy will be able to choose how she applies for weekly compensation at a time convenient for her.”
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MyACC, phone and AC staff member in circles connected to tammy’s icon appear
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Narrator – “She can do this via my ACC or by calling ACC where a team member gathers her information.”
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Animated logo of Inland Revenue connected to ACC staff member
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Narrator – “Once ACC receives Tammy's information they will be able to request instantly from Inland Revenue Tammy's taxable earnings information.”
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Calculator appears connected to the ACC staff member
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Narrator – “The new system will use this to calculate her payment amount.”
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Series of animated icons portraying the options tammy can use
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Narrator – “After Tammy's payment is approved it is immediately sent to her bank account she receives a notification in a way that suits her and this includes any future payments she is entitled to.”
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Animated circles appear with “3 days”, “24 hours” and “2-3 hours” written within
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Narrator – “Overall, the average time it takes to pay Tammy reduces from three days to 24 hours. If Tammy was in an urgent situation she could receive her payment within a couple of hours.”
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acc.co.nz
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Narrator – “To find out more visit acc.co.nz”