Why Businesses Are Losing Immigrant Workers In New Zealand

The plan to actually lessen the amount of immigrants to New Zealand is still being discussed and it still has to become reality. Despite this, businesses in New Zealand are already starting to lose their immigrant workers. This is primarily because the rules on immigration have made the immigrant workers start to work on their visas and get bonus points so that they can stay longer in the country.

Most of the businesses that are affected by this are those who in Auckland. Especially those who are in the restaurant industry. This industry has been employing immigrants and they take up a huge portion of the staff. Because of the possible changes to the immigration rules, these immigrant workers have then moved out of Auckland and have moved to other areas in NZ. With that, businesses employing such workers have now become short on staff. With that, they have to lessen the amount of hours that they are open. Businesses have stopped growing and development has gone down.

The case of a café

One of the cafes in Auckland has definitely felt the effects of the possibility of the changes to immigration policy in the country. This café is found in Mount Eden Village. According to one of the owners, they are now short-staffed because the immigrant workers that they have hired have left Auckland. This is primarily because the visas that they have for work would not allow them to qualify for further stay in the country if the changes to the immigration policy do continue.

So that these immigrant workers can continue to stay in the country, they would need to find ways to be able to get more bonus points for their visa. To be able to do that, they would have to leave Auckland. The thing about Auckland is that it is one of the most populated cities in the country and thus one of the top places that immigrants go to to find work.

The changes that can happen

It is the category of skilled migrants that would be affected by the changes if they do push through. The government is planning on sending these revisions to the policies by the 14th of August this year. This might be still a few months off, however, those who will be affected are definitely working on what they can do so that they will be sure that they can still stay in New Zealand as an immigrant.

Right now, businesses are having a hard time looking for immigrants who will take the jobs that have been left open. This is because the immigrants are making sure that they get enough points to stay in the country. And with those immigrants not available and the changes happening soon, businesses may have an even harder time looking for staff.

This definitely is a reflection that New Zealand does need its immigrants and the government should be looking at this.

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