WR1.10 Requirements for offers of employment (29/11/2010)

Offers of employment from accredited employers must be:

1. for employment in New Zealand in the accredited employer's core area of business activity and where the accredited employer will have direct responsibility for their work output; and
2. for a period of at least 24 months; and
3. for full-time employment, (that is it amounts to, on average, at least 30 hours per week); and
4. current at the time of assessing the application and at the time of grant of the visa; and
5. genuine; and
6. for a position with a minimum base salary of NZ$55,000 per annum; and
7. accompanied by evidence of full or provisional registration, or eligibility for such registration, if full or provisional registration is required by law to take up the offer; and
8. compliant with all relevant employment law in force in New Zealand.

Note:

~ Compliance with relevant New Zealand employment law includes but is not limited to:
* a written employment agreement that contains the necessary statutory specified terms and conditions
* meeting holiday and special leave requirements and other minimum statutory criteria
* meeting health and safety obligations.

~ For the avoidance of doubt, the minimum base salary excludes employment-related allowances (for example overtime, tool or uniform allowances, medical insurance, accommodation).

~ Where an employee is to work more than 40 hours per week, the minimum base salary must be calculated on the basis of 40 hours work per week.

~ The minimum base salary requirement of NZ$55,000 (see WR1.10 (f)) may be waived for applicants who have exceptional talent in a declared field of art, culture or sport and who hold an offer of employment in that field from an accredited employer.

Effective 29/11/2010