Hawkes Bay District Health Board has applied to the Department of Labour for RENEWAL of Employer Accreditation status.
The objective of accreditation is to allow accredited employers to supplement their New Zealand workforce through the recruitment of workers who are not New Zealand residents and whose talents are required by the employer in their core area of business activities.
While other options are available to employers to recruit offshore, employer accreditation allows for streamlines processing of applications which meet the minimum criteria below.
The key requirements for accreditation are that the business:
- is financially sound
- has good work place practices
- human resource policies and processes of a high standard
- has a commitment to training and employing New Zealand residents.
All employees recruited under the policy must have a minimum base salary of $55,000 per annum.
The Company has stated they wish to retain its employer accreditation, there is
- a 'current need to recruit offshore for talented staff'
- an anticipated 'future need to recruit offshore for talented staff'
- they are 'seeking accreditation to enable fast track offshore recruitment of talent should the need arise'.
Among the positions it intends to fill are:
- Allied health social workers
- laboratory scientists
- senior doctors
- registrars
- house surgeons
- psychologists
- surgeons
- nurses
- physios
- speech language therapists.
In determining application for accreditations the Department of Labour consults with relevant unions having site coverage to comment on any concerns they may have regarding the Company’s work place practices, commitment to employing New Zealand.
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