For Employers

The New Zealand immigration landscape has changed for employers. Gone are the days of “migrant-led” immigration. Now both the New Zealand Government and migrant workers expect employers to initiate and take greater responsibility for managing the immigration process.

Lane Neave works with a wide variety of New Zealand employers, including some of New Zealand’s largest and most respected organisations to manage their visa and immigration programme and ensure they and their staff remain compliant with New Zealand workplace laws, in what is a highly competitive recruitment market.

From owner-operators to multi-national and SX-listed organisations, no corporate client is too small or too large to receive the best immigration service available in the New Zealand market.

What are your competitors doing?

The search for key talent is tough. To play in the same field and be successful, you need to be able to compete. Increasingly, New Zealand businesses are developing sophisticated systems and processes for attracting and managing international talent. Leading New Zealand employers have also developed strategies for recruitment and managing/settling their migrant worker staff. The visa process is an integral part of international recruitment and will be one of the first major encounters your candidate has with New Zealand – ensuring it is a smooth and stress-free process sets the scene for a successful start to their arrival.

To remain competitive, having a clearly defined and sophisticated approach is essential. We are leaders in our field in the development and management of offshore migrant recruitment processes and working with international candidates to take the stress out of the visa process.

The risks of getting it wrong are huge

The New Zealand work visa system is complex. Mistakes can be costly to fix, both in terms of additional fees, but also with regard to the resulting processing delays. We help you and your migrant worker get it right, first time!

Employers can face steep penalties if they hire a person who doesn’t have the right to work or provide immigration advice to workers without the right to do so. Non-compliance can also result in damage to reputation and disruption to business operations. Business can be lost to competitors who have superior systems in place to recruit and manage their migrant workers.

Why choose us?

Breadth of expertise: From bulk applications done on an urgent basis, to complex and commercially sensitive matters such as immigration-compliance audits and responses to allegations of Potentially Prejudicial Information, our team has significant technical expertise across the full spectrum of New Zealand immigration law

Project managing the offshore recruitment and retention of migrant workers to ensure the continuity of your business.

Assisting your employees and their families with their immigration applications and resolving any problems that may arise.

Regular and tailored updates on changes to the immigration and related employment laws and policies.

Assisting your organisation in obtaining and maintaining accredited employer status, as well as gaining approval in principle to recruit migrant workers.