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Meeting Accredited Employer INZ Obligations
When an employer submits an application to be accredited, INZ attaches certain compliance conditions. Formerly, INZ required that both employers and employees complete Employment modules but have removed these requirements.
For accreditation to be renewed, INZ are requiring proof of compliance including financial, payslips, evidence of settlement information. You can read more HERE
For migrants who have lived in New Zealand for less than 2 years, employers must still provide a Settlement document to within the first month of their employment. The mandatory contents, which are designed to help familiarise migrants with everyday aspects of living and working in New Zealand as well as provide protections and supports, include:
- how to get an IRD number
- industry training and qualification options that apply to them, e.g., AgITO
- relevant job or industry hazards
- accommodation options and the cost of living
- driving and driving licence information and public transport options<
- health services
- Citizens Advice Bureau services
- relevant community groups
You can read specifics HERE from INZ’s website.
You can also download INZ’s Settlement template HERE which you’d provide to new migrant staff (those who haven’t already been in NZ for more than 2 years.)
Though INZ no longer require employers and employees to complete the employment modules, unless you and your worker are knowledgeable about employment rights, we would suggest that each party could benefit from doing the modules for their own protection.
Employer eLearning Modules
These are a series of 8 online Employment Learning modules, created by MBIE which focus on training on the basics of Employment law from an Employer perspective
Basic Directions
The first of the 8 modules is the most comprehensive, taking about 30 minutes depending on your familiarity with employment basics and the individual, shorter ones about 10 minutes. Sign up is probably the most challenging part…
- Go to Employment.elearning.ac.nz
- Sign up as an Employer
- Complete Courses including the quiz in order to receive certificates.
- Save Certificate/s or just ensure they’re saved against your account as completed
You can find FRENZ additional guidance HERE
Employee eLearning Modules
This is the same as the employer modules but focuses on rights instead of obligations. Its also 8 modules and similar time estimate. The modules are translated to a number of different languages.
Basic Directions
Same structure as that for Employer but allows selection of language. We would suggest to save time in the set up and since these are best done on a desktop, that you sit with the employee to get them started. Make sure that they have their phone as signup and completion verifications will be sent to their email address.
- Go to Employment.elearning.ac.nz
- Sign up as an Employee
- Complete Courses including the quizzes in order to receive certificates.
- Save Certificate/s
- Email a copy of each completed certificate to the Employer
You can find FRENZ additional guidance HERE
If you need help
If you’d like to find some of the information required for settlement, you can go to here.
If you’d like to access INZ specific instructions around these requirements, you can go here INZ Settlement Requirements .
Helping ensure compliance obligations are being met is a service that FRENZ provide within our recruitment services as well as a standalone service. If you’d like to talk about us undertaking that on your behalf, you can contact us at 09 303 3505 or through email here.
