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1 Immigration New Zealand Hamilton 27 October 2017

2 Immigration and the Tourism & Hospitality Sector 1. Immigration policy changes what these mean for your business and your staff (slides 3 to 17). 2. Insights slides 18 to Visa processing slides 25 to 30.

3 Q: Which category of temporary migrant workers will the recently announced policy changes affect? Type of work visa Essential Skills Partner of Worker (open work visa) Student (with work rights) Working Holiday Visas Talent visas (Accredited Employer) Post-study work visas Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa Affected by policy changes? Yes Yes No No No No No

4 A: People applying for Essential Skills work visas and their partners/children, will be affected. Essential Skills Visa category Essential Skills Description If you have offered a non-nzer a full-time job, and they have the necessary qualifications and experience to work in that job, they can apply for a temporary visa to work in New Zealand. You must have first checked if any New Zealanders are available to do the work, before offering the job to a non-nzer. The job s ANZSCO skill and income levels will determine the visa conditions that will apply to them. They can support visas for their partner (work) and children (student), so long as certain ANZSCO skill and income levels are met.

5 Essential Skills Why have these changes been made? 50% rise in the number of temporary migrants in the last 10 years. Concurrent with this increase in numbers, the proportion of Essential Skills workers filling roles at lower-skill levels has increased and remuneration has fallen. The previous settings resulted in a pool of low-skilled temporary migrants who have been in New Zealand long-term, but have no pathway to residence.

6 Essential Skills Objectives for the policy changes Preserve access to temporary migrant labour necessary for New Zealand s continued economic growth. Ensure that temporary means temporary for lower-skilled migrants, by making visa conditions clear. Support the changes to the Skilled Migrant Category, which will lift the quality of skills-based permanent migration to New Zealand.

7 Policy response Essential Skills Introduce remuneration bands to determine three skill levels (and their associated visa conditions): Lower-skilled Mid-skilled Higher-skilled For workers in lower-skilled roles: a maximum duration of three years, after there will a year-long stand down period, and requiring the partners and children of lower-skilled Essential Skills visa holders to meet the requirements for a visa in their own right.

8 Policy changes: ANZSCO 1 to 3 occupations Essential Skills

9 Chef Mei is a married, 27 year old Chef de Partie (ANZSCO skill level 2) from China. She is currently on a two-year Essential Skills work visa. Her husband is still in China but is planning to come to New Zealand to join at the end of the year. Mei is currently being paid a salary of $40,500, and her Essential Skills visa will be expiring soon. Mei would like to stay in New Zealand for the longer term. What are her options? On her current salary? If her salary is increased to $42,000? If she is promoted to Sous Chef, earning $55,000?

10 Mei s options

11 Essential Skills Policy changes: ANZSCO 4 and 5 occupations

12 F & B Attendant Johan is a single, 25 year old from Germany currently working as a F & B Attendant (Waiter, ANZSCO skill level 4). He originally came to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa in August He is currently on an Essential Skills work visa valid until 15 July 2018, which was approved before the new policy changes came in (on 28 August 2017). Johan is currently being paid $17.50 per hour, and is doing a great job his employer is really happy with his work. Johan likes NZ and is thinking about this longer term options here. What are his options? In his current role? If he gets promoted during the next few years?

13 Johan s options

14 Skilled Migrant Category (residence) changes Skilled Migrant Category >$48,859 Current median income ANZSCO 1, 2 & 3 SMC >$73, x current median income ANZSCO 4 & 5 SMC More points: For work experience (must be skilled) If aged (same points as years) For very high salary ($97,718) Points no longer for: Qualifications in areas of absolute skills shortage (LTSSL) Employment, work experience and qualifications in Identified Future Growth Areas Close family in NZ

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16 IMPACTS 41.5K income threshold ANZSCO 1, 2 & 3 Tourism and hospitality occupations, 100+ ES applications, 2016/17 Occupation ANZSCO APPROVED DECLINED TOTAL APPROVAL % Ak Wai Wgtn Cant Otago Chefs 2 2, ,710 82% Café/Restaurant Managers ,118 87% Cooks % Snowsport Instructors % Hotel Service Managers % Hotel/Motel Managers % TOTAL 4, ,137 85% 1, TOTAL, all Essential Skills 32,286 5,471 37,757 86%

17 IMPACTS 41.5K income threshold ANZSCO 1, 2 & 3 Based on 2016 remuneration survey data (sample size = 10,298) Occupation Number (% of total staff surveyed) Annual income range Restaurant Annual income range Hotel Commis/Apprentice Chef 337 (3%) $33,000 37,000 $31,720 38,480 Demi Chef 81 (1%) $32,240 45,760 $34,320 47,840 Chef de Partie 416 (4%) $37,500 45,000 $35,360 46,000 Sous Chef 276 (3%) $38,219 65,000 $39,000 60,000 Head Chef 338 (3%) $41,600 85,000 $45,760 64,500 Duty Manager 581 (6%) $35,000 52,000 $35,000 45,000 Bar Manager 160 (2%) $45,000 72,000 $48,000 - $80,000 (Bar) Café Manager 107 (1%) $40,000 63,689 (Café) Restaurant Manager 147 (1%) $37,500 87,500 NA NA

18 INSIGHTS: ANZSCO 1 to 3 On average, Essential Skill work visa applicants applying for work in in-demand chef, café/restaurant manager and hotel service manager roles will: be eligible for longer duration work visas (up to 3 years), not be required to leave NZ after 3 years, and be able to support visa applications for their partners and dependent children, but be ineligible to apply for residence, until they get a job which pays the median income level or higher typically Sous Chef and higher level chefs, bar managers and café/restaurant managers People applying for ES visas who are earning less than 85% of the national median income level will have up to three years get a job that pays this amount or higher in order for these conditions to apply to them

19 IMPACTS 73K income threshold ANZSCO 4 & 5 Tourism and hospitality occupations, 100+ ES applications, 2016/17 TOTAL 2, ,456 93% 1,656 TOTAL, all Essential Skills 32,286 5,471 37,757 86% NZ - APPROVAL % Otago - approved Occupation ANZSCO NZ - APPROVED NZ - DECLINED NZ - TOTAL Commercial Housekeepers % 369 Waiters % 225 Sales Assistants (General) % 274 Outdoor Adventure Guides % 111 Commercial Cleaners % 169 Kitchenhands % 166 Hotel/Motel Receptionists % 119 Fast Food Cooks % 97 Bar Attendants % 71 Baristas % 55

20 INSIGHTS: ANZSCO 4 & 5 The new Essential Skills work visa policy settings will not significantly diminish the ability of tourism and hospitality businesses to access temporary migrant workers in ANZSCO 4 & 5 occupations: With the exception of Queenstown Lakes District (QLD), relatively few NZ employers use the Essential Skills work visa category for these sorts of roles. Last year, under 2% of ES applications (excluding QLD) were for key tourism and hospitality-related ANZSCO 4 & 5 occupations waiters, bar attendants, room attendants etc. Even in QLD these changes seem likely to have a limited impact. Around 1 in 10 people approved ES visas last year, in these ANZSCO 4 & 5 roles, 1) had applied for ES visas more than 3 times, or 2) supported open work visas for their partners.

21 So what type of visa do most temporary migrants working in ANZSCO 4 and 5 roles hold? Visas granted allowing work by category

22 Common Issues Employers role Visa processing

23 Common issues Temporary Work Essential Skills what we need to see (decision-ready): Genuine, sustainable, full-time Market rate $ Advertising Skill level: $ & ANZSCO Employment Agreements Health Police Certificates

24 Common issues New Policy Settings? No changes to labour market test still needed Advertising Yes, still needed unless on ISSL and/or LTSSL If position is ANZSCO Levels 4/5 then SMR required Why NZ candidates were not suitable for role? (the more information provided, the better) More info about requirements at

25 Common issues Initial Assessment Potentially Prejudicial Information (PPI) What does this mean? PPI letter points out why the assessing officer thinks they cannot approve the application applicants - given the opportunity to comment before a decision is made on the basis of any PPI. PPI is factual information or material that will or may adversely affect the outcome of an application

26 Employers role Employers Provide copies of key documents to the applicant e.g. SMR, advertising, ESF (INZ1113) Respond promptly to questions deadlines provided Employment Agreement non-compliance Employment agreements, made easy! Go to mentbuilder/startscreen/ N.B. Full Time = minimum 30 hours / week Moving staff? Apply for VOC in timely manner

27 Remuneration - becomes key to visa assessment Employers role Clear info about pay and hours needed Future applications - evidence pay has stayed within the skill-band range (e.g. payslips, IRD records) If pay drops below level for skill-band, employer can be considered in breach of immigration law

28 How are income levels calculated? Based on Labour Market Statistics report for the year to June, published on Statistics New Zealand website in early September. Immigration instructions updated each November to reflect adjusted median income level. This year, instructions are likely to be updated mid-november 2017, reflecting increase in the median income level from $23.49 to $24.29 per hour. Adjusted starting point for mid-skilled ES applications (85% of median income) to increase from $19.97 to $20.65 per hour.

29 Calculating Remuneration Based on payment per hour, according to the hours of work stated in the employment agreement. Payment by salary = annual salary / 52 weeks /number of hours to be worked each week. e.g. $50,000 / 52 / 40 = $24.04 per hour Includes the agreed value of any reasonable deduction from the applicant s salary or wages for goods or services. In the case of accommodation provided in connection to the employment: the agreed value of any reasonable deduction from the applicant s salary or wages for that accommodation; or if accommodation is provided by the employer, and there is no deduction from the applicant s salary or wages for that accommodation, the market rental value of the accommodation provided; or if an accommodation allowance is provided, the amount of that allowance. Excludes other employment-related allowances (for example tool, or uniform allowances), and bonuses which are dependent on performance.

30 Wages Protection Act 1983 You can make a deduction from a worker s pay if: The deduction is for a lawful purpose, is reasonable and your worker has agreed to or asked for it in writing. This freely given written consent should be provided to Immigration NZ along with their employment agreement. Any agreement relating to accommodation should clearly detail the arrangement and its cost to the worker, which should be reasonable. The wage records should include the wages payable before the agreed value of accommodation is deducted. The tenancy or accommodation agreement should be either separate from the employment agreement or able to be separated but should be submitted to Immigration NZ.

31 Questions? For further information: ations/smc-and-essential-skills-policy-details

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