How can we help your migrant employees settle in New Zealand ?

The companies or individual employers are responsible for their new employees. When you recruit someone from overseas to New Zealand as a new resident, there are some obligations towards them.

You are the first point of contact for the new migrant employee and he/she will be able to easily settle into the workplace with your support. You can help to make their shift into New Zealand a lot easier.

There will be a lot of challenges for a new migrant employee and their family and with your support and with the help of other organisations they will get accustomed to New Zealand life without much hassle.

Seeking help from Settlement Support New Zealand, local office which can provide them a lot of information and also connect them with their own ethnic communities can help smooth the transition when they are first taken on.

You can help by:

1. Watching this video clip below.

• Encouraging essential preparation before coming to New Zealand
• Providing a warm welcome when new employees first arrive from overseas
• Preparing your workplace to help your new employees feel at home
• Telling them about New Zealand's employment conditions
• Letting them know about agencies and other organisations that can help them to successfully settle.

(Sourced from the Immigration New Zealand website)

2. Reviewing the Settlement Curve and information tips HERE
    Support while you settle in. Most people when they settle in a new country go through six distinct stages.
    This is known as the Settlement Curve.

Some useful links for employers:

Department of Labour's employment agreement builder

The new look Immigration New Zealand website

New Kiwis Website is dedicated to promoting the skills of New Kiwis to New Zealand employers

New health and safety statistics webpage