ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The New Zealand Immigration Service has changed the variation of conditions on the visas of six foreign workers who kept their jobs while their local colleagues were made redundant at a
This means the foreign workers on temporary visas can no longer do the work of the axed staff.
After the redundancy move, Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman asked the NZIS to look into reports that 28 workers at MCK Metals Pacific Ltd were made redundant in October while Filipinos on temporary work permits kept their jobs.
Pramod Khatri, MCK Metals chief executive, said nine workers from the
An Immigration NZ spokeswoman said the decision had been made to cancel the variation of conditions given to six of the foreign welders' work visas which had allowed them to do wider work.
She said the variations would have never been granted if officials had known redundancies were being made and it was now up to the company to decide whether it needed to hire more staff to do the work.
Dr Coleman welcomed the decision.
"I would like to think that this decision sends a strong message to all employers. At a time of growing unemployment, immigration and labour authorities must be vigilant in ensuring that temporary work permits are only issued to address genuine skills shortages.”
The New Zealand Immigration Service has changed the variation of conditions on the visas of six foreign workers who kept their jobs while their local colleagues were made redundant at a
This means the foreign workers on temporary visas can no longer do the work of the axed staff.
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The New Zealand Immigration Service has changed the variation of conditions on the visas of six foreign workers who kept their jobs while their local colleagues were made redundant at a
This means the foreign workers on temporary visas can no longer do the work of the axed staff.
After the redundancy move, Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman asked the NZIS to look into reports that 28 workers at MCK Metals Pacific Ltd were made redundant in October while Filipinos on temporary work permits kept their jobs.
Pramod Khatri, MCK Metals chief executive, said nine workers from the
An Immigration NZ spokeswoman said the decision had been made to cancel the variation of conditions given to six of the foreign welders' work visas which had allowed them to do wider work.
She said the variations would have never been granted if officials had known redundancies were being made and it was now up to the company to decide whether it needed to hire more staff to do the work.
Dr Coleman welcomed the decision.
"I would like to think that this decision sends a strong message to all employers. At a time of growing unemployment, immigration and labour authorities must be vigilant in ensuring that temporary work permits are only issued to address genuine skills shortages.”
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