Ref: 2021-0058

 

Dear Ryan,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I request any and all emails received by Immigration NZ from Work & Income
during the period 31 March-30 June 2020 that contain, in the main body,
advice pertaining to the availability of New Zealanders for training and
employment in the dairy sector. Please note that I refer to material
provided in addition to Skill Match Reports.

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

Please note, due to ongoing COVID-19 response work, requests are currently
being triaged and those relating to Covid-19 processed as a priority.
Remaining requests are being assessed as per the Ombudsman’s guidance
(which can be found here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/chief-ombudsmans-statement-official-information-response-times-during-covid-19-emergency)
and processed accordingly.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [2][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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Dear Ryan Potts

 

Immigration New Zealand are copied into emails sent from the Ministry of
Social Development to employers relating to requests for Skills Match
Reports. We have identified a number of emails received from the Ministry
of Social Development between 31 March and 30 June 2020 containing advice
pertaining to the availability of New Zealanders for training and
employment in the dairy sector. All of these emails contain the same
generic advice.

 

Will your information request be satisfied if we provide you with the
number of emails received and a copy of the generic advice contained
within these emails, but not release the actual emails which also contain
information about the employer and job position details?

 

If not, and you do want the emails, it is likely we will need to extend
the deadline for response considerably as we will need to consult with
each individual employer before releasing the information.

 

Please let me know as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Anna McLachlan

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

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Dear Ryan Potts

Please see attached a response to your OIA request.

Kind regards

Anna McLachlan
BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch
Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

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Thank you for your email.

 

My working hours are Monday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm. I will
respond to your email as soon as I am able to.

 

For general enquiries, please contact our Immigration Contact Centre on
0508 55 88 55.

 

Kind regards

 

Anna McLachlan

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

 

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Dear Ryan

 

Immigration instruction WK3.10.15 (available on the [1]Immigration New
Zealand website and copied below) sets out the definition:

 

WK3.10.15 Definition of ‘suitable New Zealand citizens or residence class
visa holder workers who can readily be trained to do the work on offer’

 

For the purpose of these instructions a ’suitable New Zealand citizen or
residence class visa holder worker who can readily be trained to do the
work on offer’ is a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder
worker who:

a.with on the job training could do the work on offer, despite not having:

i.the relevant recognised qualification which is at, or above, the
qualification described for the matching occupation in the ANZSCO (see
WK3.20.2 below) or the relevant recognised work experience that the ANZSCO
indicates may substitute the required qualification; and

ii.the qualifications, work experience or skills identified by the
employer as being necessary to perform the role, but which are not
described for the matching occupation in the ANZSCO (see WK3.20.2 below),
that are determined by Immigration New Zealand to be reasonable; and

b.has other competencies identified by the employer as necessary for the
performance of the work that are determined by an immigration officer to
be reasonable including (but not limited to):

i.having a driver licence or ability to get one, or

ii.being fit enough to do the work or not have any medical or other
reasons why they cannot perform the work, especially for physical work, or

iii.being able to pass health, drug and criminal checks if required; and

c.is located in the local region, or is willing and able to move to that
region; and

d.can practically make it to the workplace by having a suitable mode of
transport; and

e.is available for work at the hours required by the employer, noting that
the position must be for full-time employment (see WK3.5.a.ii).

 

Notes:

- Local region is defined based on the regions used by Work and Income.

- All positions at ANZSCO skill level 5 are positions which New Zealand
citizens and residence class visa holder workers are considered able to be
‘readily be trained to do the work on offer’

 

Kind regards

 

 

Anna McLachlan

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[2][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

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