Permanent Role
Starting Salary: $77,359
Location: Napier, Hawkes Bay
Labour inspectors are responsible for ensuring that employers comply with legislative provisions relating to the payment of the minimum wage, holiday and leave entitlements, written employment agreements, and mandatory record-keeping requirements.
This role will focus on ensuring employers are compliant with both employment standards and Immigration policy within the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. The scheme responds to New Zealand labour market shortages in the horticulture and viticulture industries by allowing the recruitment of short-term migrant labour from the Pacific.
As a Labour Inspector, you will be: Proactively assessing compliance with employment standards and Immigration policy
Educating and working with employers to ensure they meet all requirements
Working with employee representatives and Pacific Liaison Officers to understand issues affecting employees
Collaborating with other regulators
Investigating complaints involving alleged breaches of the standards
Holding employers accountable using enforcement
Why work for us? You'll receive full on-the-job training and ongoing mentoring opportunities, including the chance to complete nationally recognized qualifications in regulatory compliance
We'll help you develop your career in this role
You'll work with a strong, supportive, and high-achieving team
Skills and Experience Required A strong interest in public service and community wellbeing
Exceptional people skills with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and cultures
Interest and/or study towards developing a career in employment relations
Ability to ask the right questions to quickly obtain the information required from employers and employees
Ability to interpret and apply legislation to different workplace scenarios
Previous experience in an analytical, regulatory, or compliance role (desirable)
New Zealand Certificate in Regulatory Compliance – Level 3 (desirable)
Hold a current full New Zealand driver's license (required)
Be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident (required)
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
People are at the heart of our mahi, and our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours:
Maia – Bold and brave
Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
MBIE recognizes the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori and the Crown and is committed to meaningful partnerships with iwi, Maori, and other Maori groups/organizations to enable economic and social development.
If you have any further questions, please email ****** quoting ref MBIE/16160.
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