Employment Opportunities in the New Zealand

Part Time Jobs in New Zealand

Doing a part-time work can be a great way to help you cover your living expenses and also to gain work experience in the field of your study. Most of the student visa allows an individual to work for up to 20 hours per week during course. If an individual is willing to study while working, they must meet the following requirements:

• The course an individual is taking must be of at least two years
• The study leads to a New Zealand qualification that gains points under the Skilled Migrant Category
• Taking an English language course that meets condition approves by Immigration New Zealand

In some cases, students might be able to work for more than 20 hours a week if this work forms part of their qualification.

Likewise, students can also work as much as they during their course breaks. If the program runs for one academic year and is worth 120 credits or more, that an individual may be eligible to work full-time during the course breaks.  Likewise, if an individual wants to work in New Zealand, than they must have an Inland Revenue Department (IRD) tax number.

While studying in New Zealand, students can easily find work in:

• Data-entry work
• Translation assignment
• Attendant in supermarkets
• Attendant in Small Restaurants
• On-campus opportunities to work in the campus library, laboratory, etc.

Your rights at work

Everybody who works in New Zealand, including international students, has basic rights and entitlements at work.

Employer is required by law to:

• Provide you with a written employment agreement
• Pay you at least the minimum wage
• Provide you with paid rest breaks and unpaid meal breaks
• Provide you with paid annual holidays
• Give you public holidays off or if you’re working on these days, compensate you for working
• Not deduct money from your wage unless the agreement is in writing
• Provide a safe workplace
• Not discriminate against you
• Act in good faith

Working after you graduate

New Zealand provides two kinds of post-study visas for international students which are:

• The open visa: It is available to every student to find a job within 12 months after completion of their academic program
• The Employer-Assisted Visa: It allows an individual to work in a specific, relevant job for two more years.

Many of these employment opportunities in New Zealand are temporary. If any individual wishes to stay and work in New Zealand permanently than you need to apply for a Skill Migrant Visa but you need to meet the relevant criteria.