08/01/2024
Happy New Year everyone. Good news for employers: The Government is pausing the increase of the median wage rate for the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) that was due to go up in February 2024.
All current wage rates in place will remain, including:
• NZ$29.66 per hour for migrants employed on most AEWVs
• NZ$26.16 per hour for AEWV holders covered by the Care Workforce Sector Agreement
• Specific wage rates for other sector agreements and roles with exemptions to the median wage.
The median wage will still increase to NZ$31.61 in February 2024 for other visa categories that use it, such as the Skilled Migrant Category and Parent Category. However, this planned increase will not impact applications that are received before the increase.