SR6.10 Acceptable employment in a Skilled Residence: Care Workforce Work to Residence (31/10/2022)

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 the Level 4 rate per hour stated in the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017; and
   3. the employment or offer of employment is with an employer who is accredited at the time of the application (whose accreditation is not suspended); 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 SM6.30.5 (a)).
2. Despite (a)(i) above, acceptable employment also includes current employment in an occupation that was on the Care Workforce sector occupation list in Appendix 14 at the beginning of 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 SR5.10).

Effective 31/10/2022