WK5.1 Labour hire employer accreditation (to 04/07/2022)

1. For the purposes of these instructions, labour hire employers are defined as employers who employ and outsource workers for short or long-term positions to third parties with whom the employer has a contractual relationship to supply labour.
2. Accreditation will be granted under these instructions where an immigration officer is satisfied that the labour hire employer:
   1. is in a sound financial position; and
   2. has human resource policies and processes which are of a high standard; and
   3. has a demonstrable commitment to training and employing New Zealand citizens or residence class visa holders; and
   4. has good workplace practices, including a history of compliance with all immigration and employment laws such as the Immigration Act 2009, the Accident Compensation Act 2001, the Minimum Wage Act 1983, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, the Employment Relations Act 2000, Wages Protection Act 1983, Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987, the Equal Pay Act 1972 and the Holidays Act 2003; and
   5. will comply with all the requirements and obligations set out at WK5.5.
3. Approved employers will be granted accreditation for a period of 12 months.
4. Accreditation may be renewed on an annual basis, upon application (applications must be made on or before 30 June 2021 as set out at WK5.10(a)), where INZ is satisfied that the employer still meets the requirements for accreditation set out above.
5. Subsidiary companies cannot be covered by the accreditation of a parent company. To be accredited, they must apply in their own right.

Effective 01/07/2021