SR6.10 Acceptable employment in a Care Workforce sector role

1. Acceptable employment in a Care Workforce sector role is employment where the immigration officer is satisfied that:
   1. the principal applicant holds current employment or an offer of employment for an occupation listed in the Care Workforce sector occupation listed in Appendix 14; and
   2. the Care Workforce employment is paid at or above $28.25 per hour or the equivalent salary; and
   3. the employment or offer of employment is with an employer who is accredited (and their accreditation is not suspended) at the time the residence application is either made or decided; and
   4. the employment is full-time (employment is full-time if it amounts to at least 30 guaranteed hours per week for every week worked); and
   5. the employment is permanent or for a fixed term of at least 12 months from when the application is made; and
   6. the employment is genuine and is not offered as a result of payment (see SR2.1.5).
2. Despite (a)(i) above, acceptable employment also includes current employment in an occupation that was previously listed on the Care Workforce sector occupation list in Appendix 14 at some point in the applicant’s 24 month period, and the applicant has completed 24 months work in New Zealand in that occupation (see SR6.15).
3. For roles that do not require occupational registration, an immigration officer may be required to assess whether the employment matches the Care Workforce sector occupation list in Appendix 14. In determining whether employment is for a role on the Care Workforce sector occupation list an immigration officer may undertake a substantial match assessment (see SR2.1.1).

Effective 26/06/2024