Department of Labour
You can use these Department of Labour sites to get information and help about working in New Zealand:
- Worksite/PaeMahi is the quick and easy way to find answers to employment questions. It has information on training, career advice, finding work, self-employment, workplace issues, and more.
- Employment Relations has a lot of information about laws that apply to your relationship with your employer. It also has news about changes that may affect you, and tools to help you calculate pay and develop employment agreements. The Employment Relations Service offers clients access to Language Line, the telephone interpreting service. To speak to an Employment Relations representative in one of the 39 languages currently offered, phone 0800 209 020. State your language and ‘Language Line’ for an interpreter in your language to be connected.
- Occupational Safety & Health provides best practice information and guidance to assist New Zealand businesses with health and safety in the workplace.
Department of Labour PDF [34KB]
Inland Revenue Department
As a New Zealand resident you will be required to pay tax on all the income you receive, whether this is generated in New Zealand or overseas. To do this, you will need to apply to Inland Revenue for an IRD Number. This usually takes about 10 working days, and is necessary to start a job or open a bank account.