Tough luck if you’re planning to fund a holiday in New Zealand by picking fruit. According to one article in the Nelson Mail orchardists in the region have been inundated with so many requests for work that they’ve been able to pick and chose who they employ. Tourists are likely to get pipped at the…
It looks as if there is evidence that the colloquially named “Jobs for kiwis” policy may still be being implemented in New Zealand. A highly regarded British employee may be forced to leave the country because his work permit may not be renewed despite his employer being unable to find someone to fill the post.…
Lincoln Tan of the New Zealand Herald has written another story about a family left jobless and stranded by the effects of ‘jobs for kiwis’ type policies. This time it’s a mother and her two children. The mum is gainfully employed as a very much needed residential care worker. When she applied for a renewal…
Today’s New Zealand Herald reports: “Dole numbers worse than expected” “The number of people claiming the unemployment benefit has topped 50,000 – almost three times the 17,710 at the same time last year.” But even those shocking figures hide the real truth about New Zealand’s unemployed, only a fraction of whom are able to receive…
The Motor Trade Association has added its voice to the outcry over the ‘jobs for Kiwis’ policy which has resulted in some migrants being denied work permit renewals, despite holding secure jobs. Many migrants are being told to leave NZ just weeks after their extensions are refused or warned to face the consequences of remaining…
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