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Right To Work Checks for the Retail Industry

New Zealand's best retail businesses use vSure to streamline onboarding, automate visa checks and protect their reputations

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These great retail companies and many more, use vSure.

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In an Industry that relies on Foreign Workers, compliance with the obligation to check and keep checking employee work rights throughout the employment cycle is a difficult and often time-consuming, manual process.

  • vSure streamlines the onboarding process with VisaView (and Visa Verification) checks with a simple photo of a passport
  • vSure automates the ongoing monitoring of employee work visas
  • vSure sends emails or SMS to notify employers of the current visa status of all foreign workers
  • vSure highlights any changes (such as Student Visa with 20 (or 25) hours per week restrictions)
  • vSure helps protect your Retail business from on the spot fines and bans from employing visa holders
  • vSure helps protect you and your company from significant reputational damage, by keeping you compliant and stress free

Temporary Visa Holders in Retail

Many temporary visa holders in New Zealand work in the retail industry.

Whilst some hold employer sponsored visas, many more hold working holiday visas and student visas.

These types of visas can be more difficult for employers to keep on top of. For instance, student visa holders can only work for 20 (or 25) hours a week. 

Why Should My Business Check Visas for Employees?

Employers should check visa status for all non-citizen workers both before and during employment. New offences and fines were introduced in the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 legislation.

If staff are detected working in breach of visa conditions or without a valid visa, the employer can face penalties. Penalties include fines and bans from employing visa holders.

On top of this, company directors and officers may face personal liability if there are illegal workers in the business.

How Can vSure Help My Business?

  • A number of household names in the retail industry are already using vSure to comply with Work Rights Compliance Legislation.
  • vSure automates the visa checking process, giving you peace of mind that your business is not hiring workers unlawfully.
  • It is easy to set your business up in vSure. You can either upload a payroll spreadsheet, scans of passport ID pages, or send emails to staff requesting their details.
  • You’ll receive regular automated reports highlighting any staff with a work limitation, upcoming visa expires or who do not have work rights.
  • You’ll never miss a visa expiry again. You can choose to set up calendar reminders or get reminders via SMS or email.
  • Understanding visa conditions can be confusing – vSure makes it easier to understand what work the visa holder can do in New Zealand.

How Do I Start?

If you are an employer in hospitality wanting to take advantage of the full automation capabilities of vSure you can request a demo .