WR1.10 Requirements for offers of employment (01/07/2021)

Offers of employment must be:

1. from an accredited employer (as defined at WR1.20); and
2. for employment in New Zealand in the employer's core area of business activity and where the employer will have direct responsibility for their work output; and
3. for a period of at least 24 months; and
4. for full-time employment, (that is it amounts to, on average, at least 30 hours per week); and
5. current at the time of assessing the application and at the time of grant of the visa; and
6. genuine; and
7. for a position with a minimum base salary of NZ$79,560 per annum; and
8. 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
9. compliant with all relevant employment law in force in New Zealand; and
10. with an employer who has a history of compliance with employment law and who is not included on a list of non-compliant employers maintained by the Labour Inspectorate(see W2.10.15 and Appendix 10).

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$79,560 (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 01/07/2021