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Holiday shutdown

1 December 2023

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We will be closed for the holiday shutdown from 12pm Friday 22 December 2023, and will be back in the office at 8.30am on Tuesday 2 January 2024. 

Claims payments during the holiday season 

Please let your employees know that our last payment run for claims will be Wednesday 20 December 2023, with payments beginning again on Thursday 4 January 2024. We recommend getting claim requests in as soon as possible to ensure payment before the holiday shutdown.  

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