Get recruitment support from Work and Income
Work and Income offers a wide range of fast, efficient and no-cost recruiting services that can be specifically tailored for your business.
You can use their recruiting services to:
- list a vacancy
- search for suitable candidates on free jobseeker databases
- recruit temporary or permanent workers.
Industry Partnerships programme
Through the Industry Partnerships programme, Work and Income works with organisations and employers to find and train workers to fill skill or labour shortages.
Work and Income typically forms Industry Partnerships with:
- large industry employers
- national industry associations
- Chambers of Commerce
- large retail chains.
Work experience for job seekers
Work and Income can help you offer someone up to four weeks with your business on work experience, for free.
You get the chance to see whether a potential employee would suit your company, and the employee gets to hone their skills to enter (or re-enter) the workforce.
Recruitment services – Work and Income
Industry Partnership programme – Work and Income
Contact Work and Income Employer line: 0800 778 008
Take on an apprentice
If your industry has an Industry Training Organisation (ITO), you can take on an apprentice. Apprentices work towards a qualification while they get practical experience in your business as a paid employee.
Taking on an apprentice can be a great move if you want to:
- increase your workplace expertise
- upskill existing employees
- develop a training culture in the workplace
- teach an apprentice new skills and give them a career
- bring new knowledge and ideas into your business
- ensure your business’s future by recruiting and grooming the right people.
You can offer an apprenticeship to anyone over the age of 16 who is interested in a career in your industry. There is no upper age limit.
You must play an active part in your apprentice’s training. You should have a training plan agreed between you, your apprentice and the relevant ITO. Your apprentice must be working towards a recognised qualification.
To see if you’re ready to take on an apprentice, speak to your ITO. You can also contact the Tertiary Education Commission to learn more about the New Zealand Apprenticeships scheme.
Apprenticeship Boost
You can apply for Apprenticeship Boost, which is a payment made to employers to help them keep and take on new apprentices.
The payment is made directly to employers. It means apprentices can keep earning while training towards their qualifications.
Apprenticeship Boost – Work and Income
Get support to recruit disabled workers
Workbridge is a not-for-profit organisation that works with disabled jobseekers to help them into employment.
They can:
- help you select candidates matched to the positions available
- help candidates prepare for job interviews
- give you advice and support through the recruitment and training process
- advise you on financial subsidies you may be eligible for, such as special equipment
- help settle in the new employee, if required.
If you have a vacancy that could be filled by a disabled person, contact Workbridge to talk through the options.
Employing disabled people – Workbridge
Contact Workbridge: 0508 858 858
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