Corporate Solutions · Job Check

Get the role approved — cleanly, the first time.

Accreditation approves your business; the job check approves the role. It's where pay, advertising and market testing are tested against AEWV rules — and where a fixable slip costs you weeks. We prepare it so it clears.

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Where this sits in the AEWV chain
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Accreditation

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Job Check

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Why it matters

The job check is per role — and it's where hires stall.

Your accreditation doesn't approve any individual job. Each role you want to fill with a migrant needs its own job check — proving the pay is right, the role was genuinely advertised, and no New Zealander was available. Get it right and the visa stage is straightforward. Get it wrong and you're back to the start, weeks later.

What a role must satisfy

The three tests at the heart of a job check.

A job check stands or falls on a handful of requirements. These are where applications are most often delayed — and where careful preparation makes the difference.

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Pay at the market rate

The role must pay at least the market rate for that work in New Zealand — what a New Zealander doing the same job in the same region would earn. Evidencing this correctly is often the difference between approval and a query.

Market-rate pay
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Advertising & labour market testing

Most roles must be genuinely advertised in New Zealand first — at the right duration and reach — to show no suitable New Zealander was available. How the advertising is run and documented is closely scrutinised.

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Work and Income engagement

For many lower-paid roles, you must engage with Work and Income and consider candidates they refer before hiring a migrant. Handling this step properly — and on record — keeps the check on track.

Lower-skilled roles
The process, in brief

Three steps to an approved role.

Step 01

Prepare the role

We confirm the pay rate, advertising plan and any Work and Income engagement before anything is lodged.

Step 02

Advertise & document

The role is advertised correctly and the evidence assembled — the part most often done loosely, and queried.

Step 03

Submit the job check

We lodge a complete, well-evidenced job check — so it clears and your chosen worker can apply for their visa.

How we act

The role, cleared.

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The pay rate, evidenced right

We establish and document the market rate for the role properly — the single most common point of failure — so it doesn't trigger a query or a decline.

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Advertising that withstands scrutiny

We run and record the advertising to the right standard, so the labour market test holds up rather than unravelling on a technicality.

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Sequenced with the visa

The job check is timed and prepared so your worker can move straight to their visa — no gap, no avoidable wait between the links.

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One role or many

Whether it's a single key hire or a pipeline of roles, we run each job check to the same standard, so your recruitment keeps moving.

The cost of a slip

A weak job check doesn't just fail — it resets the clock. Done right the first time, your hire keeps moving.

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Advertising
Market testing

Common questions.

What's the difference between accreditation and a job check? +
Accreditation approves your business as an employer; the job check approves a specific role. You need accreditation first, then a separate job check for each position you want to fill with a migrant worker. They're consecutive links in the AEWV chain.
Do we need a job check for every role? +
Yes. Each role you fill under the AEWV needs its own approved job check — covering pay, advertising and, for many roles, Work and Income engagement. One accreditation can support many job checks over its life.
Do we have to advertise the role first? +
For most roles, yes. You generally must advertise in New Zealand at the right reach and duration to show no suitable New Zealander was available, before hiring a migrant. Some higher-paid or specified roles are treated differently — we confirm what applies to yours.
What is the market rate, and why does it matter? +
The role must pay at least what a New Zealander would earn doing the same job in the same region. Evidencing the market rate correctly is the most common point of difficulty in a job check, so it's worth getting right before you lodge.
What happens after the job check is approved? +
Once approved, your chosen worker can apply for their Accredited Employer Work Visa, with the approved job check supporting their application. We can manage that final link too, so the hire completes without a gap.
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Clear the role, and make the hire.

Talk to a senior adviser about your job check — the pay rate, the advertising, and a clean application that keeps your recruitment moving.

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