New Seasonal Work Visas

New seasonal worker visas 'awesome' for rural contactors - Fed Farmers

Federated Farmers, along with business and meat industry organisations have welcomed new seasonal worker visas.

New seasonal work visas

The Global Workforce Seasonal Visa is an up to three-year visa for highly experienced seasonal workers in roles including winemaking. Photo: Getty Images The government says it is introducing two new seasonal visa pathways to help New Zealand businesses get workers they need during peak periods, while also prioritising jobs for Kiwis.

Two New Seasonal Work Visas To Grow Economy

We are making sure businesses can access the right people at the right time, while also protecting opportunities for Kiwis, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says.

New visas get stamp of approval from ag

Reading Time: 3 minutes Primary sector groups are celebrating the introduction of two new seasonal visas designed to help New Zealand businesses access the workers they need during peak times of the year. The Global Workforce Seasonal Visa (GWSV) is a visa for up to three years, to enable skilled workers to return for subsequent seasons on the same visa. It is designed for highly experienced seasonal workers in roles such as rural contracting, s…

BusinessNZ welcomes new workforce visas - FMCG Business

BusinessNZ has welcomed the announcement by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford introducing two new seasonal visa pathways – the Global Workforce Seasonal Visa and the Peak Seasonal Visa – as a pragmatic step to better match immigration settings with business needs. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the new visa categories are a smart evolution in immigration policy that recognises the operational realities of New Zealand’s seasonal…

Two new seasonal work visas to grow economy

The Government is introducing two new seasonal visa pathways to help New Zealand businesses access the workers they need during peak periods, while also prioritising jobs for New Zealanders.  “We know the success of our seasonal industries is critical to growing the economy. These new visas will make it easier for employers to bring back experienced seasonal workers and to fill short-term roles that are hard to fully staff locally,” Immigration …