The Government should adopt ACT’s proposals to make it easier for businesses to attract workers and provide some respite for businesses," says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. "Both surveys said that skills shortages were the biggest obstacle facing New Zealand businesses, brought on by restrictive immigration policy. "NZ Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom survey asked New Zealand’s top CEOs and Directors to rank their biggest concerns, with labour shortages and immigration policy again the two biggest. "Even an accredited employer finds it near impossible to hire migrant workers due to the hoops that they need to jump through. ACT says if you’re an accredited employer you should be free to hire who you want.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 27, 2022 02:53 UTC