{"id":7657,"date":"2020-10-05T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coffeeobsession.com.au\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2023-10-20T06:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:31:53","slug":"new-zealand-updates-skills-match-report-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/news\/new-zealand-updates-skills-match-report-process\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand updates Skills Match Report process"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you want to hire a migrant working from 7 October 2020 the process for getting a Skills Match report will change. The New Zealand Government is streamlining the Skills Match Report process so employers can more easily find out if New Zealanders are available for jobs.<\/p>\n
While the impact of COVID-19 varies across regions, in general there are a number of New Zealanders looking for work so the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has created a list of occupations and regions where there is a clear over or undersupply of New Zealanders on Job Seeker Support.<\/p>\n
From the 7 October 2020, if the role you\u2019re filling is:<\/p>\n
Undersupply of New Zealand job seekers<\/strong><\/p>\n For occupations and regions where there is an undersupply of New Zealand job seekers, employers no longer need a Skills Match Report for roles paying below the national median wage, currently $25.50 an hour.<\/p>\n Employers can support a migrant work visa application if they can show they have genuinely and publicly advertised the role so New Zealanders looking for work are likely to have seen it.<\/p>\n