Labour Hire Employer Accreditation
You may wish to apply for Labour Hire Employer Accreditation if you have a need to recruit overseas workers to supplement your New Zealand workforce. If you become an accredited employer, you can support Essential Skills Work visa applications for overseas workers by providing a job offer. Workers can be granted a work visa for up to 3 years, depending on the length of your job offer.
Overview
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With this option employers can
- Recruit overseas workers to work for your labour hire company.
- Support Essential Skills Work Visa applications for potential workers.
- Employ people who’ve been granted Essential Skills Work Visas for up to 3 years.
- Outsource your workers’ labour to third parties you have a contractual relationship with.
Things to note
- Labour hire companies must have Labour Hire Accreditation to support visa applications for overseas workers to work in the construction sector in the Canterbury region.
- Labour hire accreditation doesn’t offer a pathway to residence for your workers.
What's involved
1 Apply to become a labour hire accredited employer
Labour hire employers can apply for accreditation to allow them to supplement their New Zealand workforce with overseas workers. Labour hire employers can only employ overseas workers to work in the construction sector in the Canterbury region if they have Labour Hire Employer Accreditation.
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2 Support an Essential Skills Work visa application
If you’re granted Labour Hire Employer Accreditation, you can support work visa applications for labour workers. You’ll need to provide a job offer and a ‘Employer Supplementary Form’ and providing a job offer.
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3 Maintain your labour hire employer accreditation
If you have an ongoing need to supplement your New Zealand workforce with overseas workers, you may wish to apply to renew your Labour Hire Employer Accreditation.
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