Isaac Tom has two choices; drive a bus or pick grapes. One brings in twice as much. An employment scheme giving overseas workers jobs in vineyards and orchards is also providing more jobs for Kiwis, a new survey reveals. The latest Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) survey, released last week, showed more...
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 4:36 pm Press Release: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment The latest survey of employers in the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme has found that almost half (45 per cent) have expanded their business as a result of employing workers from the Pacific.Business expansion...
The Minister for Employment Parveen Bala is currently visiting Fijians working under the Recognized Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme in New Zealand this week.Bala has from Monday visited a number of employers and Fijian workers at Napier and Hastings in the Hawkes Bay region.The objective of...
Name: Navitalai KoroiCountry: FijiProvince: Naitasiri, WainawaqaHow many seasons have you worked under the Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme? 3 seasonsWhat company/companies have you worked for? I have only worked for Pick Hawkes BayCan you remember your first recruitment? Explain how you felt and what it was like for you and your...
Samoan RSE workers in New Zealand Photo: RNZ / Anusha BradleyTen Samoans on the New Zealand Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme have been expelled for various reasons including theft, smoking marijuana and for extra marital affairs.Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said not only have the workers...
A ni-Vanuatu doing seasonal work in New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades A parlimentary committee says companies in Vanuatu are wary about training their staff because they fear they might later resign to participate in labour mobility programmes...
Fiji's Employment Minister, Jone Usamate, says a major challenges for Fijian seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand is the influence from the Fijian diaspora in both countries.Fiji Minister of Employment Jone Usamate Photo: suppliedThe Fiji Times reported Mr Usamate telling parliament the ministry...
The Samoa Government says its proposal that the country's seasonal workers be eligible for permanent residency in New Zealand is on the agenda for future bilateral talks.New Zealand has an annual quota for 1,100 Samoans to immigrate to this country but it is frequently unfilled.The...
Roselyn Givi and Janet Meimana in Hawkes Bay Photo: RNZ Lynda Chanwai-EarleFrom Voices, 3:30 pm on 29 January 2018Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Producer @LyndaChanwaiEar lynda.chanwai-earle@radionz.co.nzThe industry that brings juicy blueberries from Hawke's Bay to breakfast tables around the country may be threatened by a lack...
Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Producer @LyndaChanwaiEar lynda.chanwai-earle@radionz.co.nzWhat do solar panels and education for Melanesian youth have in common? Hard-working mothers, sisters and daughters from the Solomon Islands who travel to New Zealand each year to support their families.As Roselyn Givi and Janet Meimana pick fruit under...