To obtain an Approval in Principle under the Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) Policy, an employer must provide a sample employment agreement to Immigration New Zealand.
This agreement must:
- be genuine; and
- be for planting, maintaining, harvesting or packing crops in the horticulture or viticulture industry; and
- be for a period of work of no more than six months; and
- specify a 'per hour' rate (the per hour rate for any training period must be specified separately in the employment agreement); and
- where piece rates apply to the work to be performed by the worker, also specify the piece rate(s); and
- provide that the worker will be paid no less than the market rate (see WH4.5.20); and
- comply with all relevant employment law in force in New Zealand, such as the requirements of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act; the Wages Protection Act; the Minimum Wage Act; the Health and Safety in Employment Act; the Employment Relations Act; and the Holidays Act.
For full details see our Operational Manual WH4 SSE Policy.
A worker must hold an SSE work permit before they are able to start work for you. The full requirements that employees must meet are available on our Apply and Settle section.