Hiring foreign crew to work on a fishing vessel
Learn about the rules you must follow when you hire foreign crew to work on a fishing vessel. There are specific employment conditions you must give, and you must explain what a crew member's rights and obligations are.
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Fishing crew employment
If you are hiring foreign crew to work on a fishing vessel, you must provide employment that meets certain conditions.
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What to include in crew employment
When you employ crew to work on fishing vessels in New Zealand waters, you must include standard principles in their employment agreements.
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Fishing crew rights and
If you recruit overseas workers to work as crew on fishing vessels in New Zealand waters, you have certain responsibilities and obligations you must meet.
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Crew rights and obligations
Before a crew member's first voyage to New Zealand you must explain their rights and obligations under New Zealand immigration and employment law.