Employment & Immigration

NEEDING WORKERS?

 See workers looking for work

Please see the Employment section for ‘People looking for work’

Advertise for workers

  • Trainers can have their details added to the ‘Jobs Available’ listing
  • From that list, an advert will be placed on various Equine staff social media pages

If you wish to be included on the ‘Jobs Available’ listing and have an advert placed on your behalf, please  download and complete the following document

 

RESPONSIBILITIES & COMPLIANCE

NZTA provides members with a comprehensive and easy to follow pack for ensuring you can comply with employment legislation. This includes templates for documents that must be used (all can be changed to suit your requirements) - just click on the link below:

(this is a template that you can change and only the highlighted text requires you to put in details/logos etc)

  • Job Descriptionsfor either Stablehands or Trackwork riders
  • A spreadsheet for recording hours worked, leave taken
  • A flowchartto see if your staff could qualify as an independent contractor
  • Information on PAYE filingfrom 1st April 2019.
  • KiwiSaverinformation required to be distributed for first-time employees
  • For Work Visas - we can provide a letter of support for immigration purposes and direct you to a reputable immigration specialist to assist with the necessary paperwork.
  • Special Offer for the racing industry for services to assist with Immigration and HR including Accreditation, Job Checks, Migrant Worker Checks 

 


WHAT THE INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE MEANS FOR YOU AS A  TRAINER AND EMPLOYER - updated May 2022 following the increase in minimum wage to $21.20 per hour
The Trainers' Association is very fortunate to have had an extremely astute trainer, Bruce Wallace provide a great analysis of the ramifications of the wage increase.

"With the introduction of the additional Public Holiday, Matariki, now ten days sick pay per year and an increase of the minimum wage effective 1st April 2022  Trainers need to increase their daily charge to recover this cost by $2.92 per day. This of course does not allow for any overhead and margin on the additional cost and is exclusive of gst.

Other concerns Trainers should have is the increase in their supply costs because of rising fuel prices and supply constraints which in addition to their labour cost increases is fuelling the current inflationary and interest rate hikes, all will effect Trainers costs and bottom line.

Of course, Trainers have the option to absorb these cost but I doubt many would be able to do this.

I have once again attached the updated Burden Rate Labour Calculation template and our letter which we will be sending out to our owners with this month’s invoices.

I would strongly suggest that any Trainer charging under $95.00 per day would be losing money. Trainers should be charging no less than $125.00 per day.

Here are the links to the spreadsheet analysis and the suggested letter for owners.

IMMIGRATION INFORMATION

Information is provided for trainers to assist when employing immigrants.

Special Offer  - From Leading HR & Immigration for the racing industry for services to assist with HR and immigration including Accreditation, Job Checks, Migrant Worker Checks... 


Providing Accommodation

Many trainers provide accommodation to their workers - this cost can be factored into the calculation of the payrate as follows:

  • at the agreed value of any reasonable deduction from the worker’s salary or wages for that accommodation; or
  • if accommodation is provided by the employer, and there is no deduction from the worker’s salary or wages for that accommodation, the market rental value of the accommodation provided; or
  • if an accommodation allowance is provided, the amount of that allowance.

For example:

  • worker is paid $21.50 ph and works 40 hours per week
  • accommodation, with a market value of $160 per week, is provided with the employment
  • then the revised payrate is $21.50 + $4.00 = $25.50 ph.

 

Some trainers provide a gross package (eg $850 per week) rather than an hourly rate. However, in this situation Immigration New Zealand (INZ) must determine the actual hourly payrate for the work undertaken and can request the worker’s time and wage records in order to determine exactly how many hours have been worked – and what the actual hourly payrate is.

 

INZ must also undertake this assessment to ensure the worker is being paid in accordance with their employment agreement and at least at the legal minimum wage (currently $21.20 p/h). For these reasons it is recommended that trainers always document their employee’s pay as an hourly rate.

 

Trainers Association letter of support

Once you have arranged employment of an immigrant, you will require a letter of support from the Trainers’ Association, please download and complete the following details and a letter will be sent to you.

 


Immigration update

From 27 February 2023 all new Accredited Employer visas issued will require the employee to be paid $29.66 per hour. Karen from Leading HR and Immigration NZ is recommending that if you have any employees on work visas due for renewal, then you should look at renewing these prior to 23 February 2023.


Human Resource Specialists

Leading HR and Immigration NZ (HR experts and Licensed Immigration Advisors) 
Karen Russell
Email: [email protected]

www.leadingrecruitmentandimmigration.co.nz

Mobile: 027 2316662

Immigration Specialists  
Leading HR and Immigration NZ (HR experts and Licensed Immigration Advisors) 
Karen Russell
Email: [email protected]

www.leadingrecruitmentandimmigration.co.nz

Mobile: 027 2316662

Immigration Specialists  
Pathways to New Zealand Ltd  
www.pathwaysnz.com 
Email: [email protected] 
phone: 078349222 
Mobile: 021769722