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Monday, 10 May 2021, 4:07 pm
The New Zealand horticulture industry has welcomed the
Government’s latest move to increase the flow of workers
from the Pacific, in support of the Recognised Seasonal
Employer (RSE) scheme.
‘Pacific workers are an
integral part of the horticulture industry’s seasonal
workforce, particularly for harvest and winter pruning. They
make up the shortfall in New Zealanders while at the same
time, enabling the horticulture industry to grow and employ
more New Zealanders in permanent positions,’ says HortNZ
Chief Executive, Mike Chapman.
‘Indeed, over the
past decade, the New Zealand horticulture industry has grown
by 64% to $6.49 billion while in 2019, before Covid struck,
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The Government has announced 500 spaces a fortnight in managed isolation will be allocated over the next 10 months - the majority for skilled and critical workers.
The Government has announced 500 spaces a fortnight in managed isolation will be allocated over the next 10 months - the majority for skilled and critical workers.
The Government has announced 500 spaces a fortnight in managed isolation will be allocated over the next 10 months - the majority for skilled and critical workers.
This will include 300 workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme every month from June – with 2400 arriving by March 2022.
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The Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme sees thousands of workers come to New Zealand each year, the majority from Pacific island countries. Photo / File
The Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme sees thousands of workers come to New Zealand each year, the majority from Pacific island countries. Photo / File
The horticulture industry that saw crops of fruit and vegetable rot over summer due to Covid-19 border restrictions is welcoming a new scheme to bring in more skilled overseas workers.
The Government announcement, which includes a further 2400 workers in the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme arriving mostly from Pacific island countries by March, has also been welcomed by a union saying the scheme was a win-win for employers and workers.
Press Release – Horticulture NZ The New Zealand horticulture industry has welcomed the Governments latest move to increase the flow of workers from the Pacific, in support of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme. Pacific workers are an integral part of the horticulture …
The New Zealand horticulture industry has welcomed the Government’s latest move to increase the flow of workers from the Pacific, in support of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.
‘Pacific workers are an integral part of the horticulture industry’s seasonal workforce, particularly for harvest and winter pruning. They make up the shortfall in New Zealanders while at the same time, enabling the horticulture industry to grow and employ more New Zealanders in permanent positions,’ says HortNZ Chief Executive, Mike Chapman.