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Annual Cap Increase for the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateSeptember 27, 2022
CategoryQuota increase
Policy toolQuota increase
Affected groupSeasonal agricultural workers (pacific pacific-focused rse)

Policy effect

The Government approved a 3,000-place increase to the Recognised Seasonal Employer cap, expanding the total seasonal quota from 16,000 to 19,000 places for the 2022/2023 season to alleviate acute horticulture and viticulture labour shortages.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: The Government approved a 3,000-place increase to the Recognised Seasonal Employer cap, expanding the total seasonal quota from 16,000 to 19,000 places for the 2022/2023 season to alleviate acute horticulture and viticulture labour shortages.

Official source excerpt

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ManufacturingSocial Development and EmploymentSocial InvestmentSouth IslandSpaceSport and RecreationState Owned EnterprisesStatisticsTertiary EducationTourism and HospitalityTrade and InvestmentTransportTreaty of Waitangi NegotiationsVeteransWhānau OraWomenWorkplace Relations and SafetyYouth Go View all Portfolios Search Search Home Releases Releases Share thisTwitter Facebook Linkedin Email 27 September 2022 3000 more RSE workers to ease workforce pressures Hon Damien O'Connor Hon Michael Wood Agriculture Immigration The Government continues to respond to global workforce shortages by announcing the … largest increase in over a decade to the Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE), providing 3000 additional places, Immigration Minister Michael Wood and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have announced. The new RSE cap will allow access to 19,000 workers annually from participating Pacific countries, providing workforce relief to the horticulture and wine sector. “The additional 3,000 places, is a 19 percent increase on the previous season, and acknowledges the industry’s current needs based on strong growth, and the lower number of working holiday makers onshore right now,” Michael Wood …
beehive.govt.nzNew Zealand Government, Hon Michael Wood & Hon Damien O'Connor, 3000 more RSE workers to ease workforce pressures, Beehive Ministerial Release, 27 September 2022.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/3000-more-rse-workers-ease-workforce-pressures

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