The skilled-labour crisis is about to get worse, thanks to the latest increases the required minimum wage rates for the skilled migrant visa in New Zealand. Here we discuss the implications for both migrants and employers.
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Opinion
Since our team of immigration lawyers deal with complex cases every day, we post their informed opinions on the current immigration situation
We talk to law and union experts about Migrant Workers rights in NZ – the unique challenges they are facing, what they can do to protect themselves, and a simple solution the Government needs to address.
The interim visa criteria changed on August 27th, fixing a major flaw in the process that had previously resulted in many people illegally overstaying in New Zealand, despite legitimately trying to follow the law. We discuss the implications for migrants.
As the Skills shortage list shows, there just aren’t enough Kiwis with the required training and experience to fill the gaps. Talent is the single most important factor in the future prosperity of many industries. Here’s why we need skilled New Zealand migrants.
On the 27th of June the Government announced it is revising the KiwiBuild visa scheme and changing immigration settings to try to address New Zealand’s shortage in construction workers. But will these changes address the issues?
A critical issue the Government needs to tackle is immigration limits vs economic growth. Ministers have suggested creating regional skill-shortage lists. But there’s no indication how these differ from the current immediate skill-shortage list for NZ. Meanwhile, the labour shortage is growing.
Principle lawyer at NZIL Aaron Martin, weighs in on the recent comments in the media from Michael Woodhouse about a suggested amnesty for illegal construction workers.
Unions have been griping about ex-expatriate workers being brought in to complete transmission gully. They ought to be more in tune with the labour market.
Aaron weighs in on why the focus needs to change from “labour shortage” to “skill shortage” to address the current issues.
Property developers Fu Wah have made news lately for moves to recruit workers from China. The Opposition are trying to paint this as the Government making a “u-turn” on their immigration policy. Aaron, in agreement with Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway questions: what is all the fuss about?
