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Amendment Circular 2020-12
Amendment Circular 2020-12 contains immigration instructions which form part of Immigration New Zealand’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Changes have been made to immigration instructions to relax visa restrictions for two groups of current supermarket employees for a period of 30 days, in response to supermarkets experiencing immediate labour supply issues:
- work visa holders to allow them to work in roles other than specified on their visa;
- student visa holders to allow them to work more than 20 hours per week
The amended instructions came into effect from 25 March 2020.
The definition of ‘supermarket’ is tightly defined, limited to retailers selling primarily food and groceries, who are affiliated with Woolworths New Zealand or Foodstuffs Limited.