Work on modern slavery supply chain legislation in New Zealand is on hold while the Government focuses on its currentWorkplace Relations and Safety priorities. Decisions on whether to progress modern slavery supply chain legislation will be made in due course.
The Briefing provides an overview of the Tourism portfolio including background on the tourism sector, including impacts of and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the currentwork programme and key decisions up to the 2023 election, and information on other key topics in the Tourism portfolio.
Skilled and productive labour and safe workplaces are essential attributes of long-term economic growth. A strong economy also needs the right mix of skills and labour supply to respond to global and domestic opportunities and shifts.
Following consultation, the Skilled Migrant Category settings are being updated to help support Aotearoa New Zealand’s economic growth and to provide more certainty to migrants and employers.
In December 2017, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs directed us to check that New Zealand’s conformance infrastructure is effectively supporting the economy, the well-being of people and the environment.
The following section provides an overview of how accreditation for AEP will work in the future, as well as a timeline of how it is proposed ACC will implement the changes through contractual arrangement.