The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Govt to leave migration tap turned off when the borders reopen

Nash delivers Faafoi speech, which announces 200 new places for wealthy arrivals; Refers to tougher minimum employer requirements and labour market tests, but no detail

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Bernard Hickey
May 17, 2021
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TLDR: The Government has unveiled a less-than-detailed migration policy shift to leave the tap of cheap and easy temporary workers turned off once the Covid-19 border controls are lifted.

The ‘policy reset’ was pitched as the beginning of a ‘conversation’ with employers, referring to a full Inquiry that has only just begun at the Productivity Commission …

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