scottishstacey

Cheers dear! Think my head was just puzzled there lol.

30 was the guaranteed amount of hours, thats what number 8 group said when they rang dave the other day too. Norm seems to be 45-50/60 in construction.

I think i noticed truck driver was on that list - might look into that futher as thats what hes been doing since last year

Persephone

Truck driver is on the Immediate Skills Shortage List [ISSL] only. This means he would be able to apply for a work visa and the employer would not have to under a labour market test and prove no NZers were available to do the job.
However this visa does not lead to residency
He would not be able to apply for a WTR visa, wrong shortage list. Unless he could find an accredited employer who wanted a truck driver.

scottishstacey

Bummer. I really dont like agencies but number 8 seem to be quite good, we've got a form to fill in to find out more about us - need to send it soon and see what happens.

We did have one accreditated company email us a few weeks ago asking if he was still looking for work and said they'd be in touch soon. Not heard back - we'll just have to see. .

Thank you for your help!

northeastlad

This is a really informative thread! Really clears some stuff up.

@Persephone: If I got offered a $55k/pa job but it wasn't from an accredited employer, what would happen? Would I be able to get a visa or would they say no? (I say this as I'm pretty sure the potential employer in this case isn't accredited).

I'm pretty sure there's no category on the LTSSL or ISSL that I'd qualify for...

Dagnabit! I just want to go back and live and work in the place!

scottishstacey

I think its quite easy for them to become accreditated so might be worth asking them to apply

northeastlad

They're a pretty big company though... If they were a no go, however, I'd probably just look else where. Not much else I could do, really!

scottishstacey

No harm in asking. If they are big then are you sure they aren't accredited?

Best of luck!

northeastlad

Well, I don't want to name them on here (just in case there's rules against it and, hey, don't want anybody more qualified going for that job ) but when I checked on the accredited employers list, the name wasn't on there. Maybe they're under a different name on the list or something..?

moonie2011

Hi Northeastlad, my OH has just been offered a job and the employers were not on the list, but we asked HR and they are
Well worth asking

Persephone

ok not to name them in fact probably best not to on here. Have you tried asking them outright if they have accreditation?. The list on NZIS says it is a list of those that agree for their accreditation to be made public so it follows that there are others that do not want it making public.
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Persephone

See Moonie's post
As I guessed. They don't all want to be on the list

scottishstacey

I think im in dumb mode again sorry.. So your job doesnt have to be on those two lists to get PR as long as you have a accreditated employer and earning over 55k for the 40 hour week.

Thats quite interesting about the employers not wanting to be named as one, the agency he was offered a job with b said they were applying to be accreditated but i didnt see them on the list

Persephone

It may be to stop them being inundated with applications, possibly

scottishstacey

Yeah thats probably why they dont advertise it, they are coming over to the UK to hire, this weekend i think.

Thank you, i just wanted to double check. I promise not to ask anymore dumb questions lol well i'll try!

concretepump

hi tracy no your wrong there, its not easy for them to be accredited, have tried to get the firm who offered me a job last year, they told me to much paper work they want to know all the firms trading records finance ect cant remember to much without looking it up,