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Building companies are crying out for employees. A new government online visa check tool makes it simple for employers to find out if a migrant is eligible for employment.
WITH THE CONSTRUCTION industry growing at such a fast rate, employers may want to employ more migrants to meet the demand for skilled builders and electricians. When they’re hiring, it’s important that they know whether the potential employee can legally work here.
To make it simple to verify if a non-New Zealand citizen can work for an employer, Immigration New Zealand has an online tool, VisaView. This allows registered employers to check if a prospective – or current – employee holds a valid work visa, the
conditions of the visa and the expiry date. Employers can also con rm the person’s passport information through this system.
Any New Zealand employer can register to use VisaView. It’s a free service, and once registered, employers have a record of any enquiries they’ve made. This is useful for compliance matters such as employers’ obligations under the Immigration Act to check that an employee can work here.
For more Further information is available at www.immigration.govt.nz.
What’s new?
Calculation method
Bulletin 613 NZS 4218:2009 Calculation method provides an overview of the calculation method taking into account recent changes to H1/AS1 and H1/VM1.
DESIGNERS CAN demonstrate compliance with the New Zealand Building Code clause H1 Energy efficiency (fourth edition) for housing and small buildings by following the Acceptable Solution H1/AS1 or the Veri cation Method H1/VM1.
The fourth edition of H1/AS1 and H1/VM1 became e ective on 1 January 2017 and introduced a number of changes.
NZS 4218:2009 Thermal insulation – Housing and small buildings includes three methods that are cited in the H1 documents:
● the modelling method (cited in H1/VM1).
● the schedule and calculation methods (cited in H1/AS1, with modifications to sections 3 and 4.1 of NZS 4218:2009).
These methods consider the construction R-values of a building’s thermal envelope, its heat loss and overall thermal performance.
By following one of these methods, designers can demonstrate that their proposed building complies with the minimum thermal resistance requirements of clause H1.
Designers must refer to NZS 4218:2009 for the requirements and restrictions of speci c clauses within it.
This bulletin updates and replaces Bulletin 504 NZS 4218 Calculation method.
Details Available for $13.50 from the BRANZ Shop at www.branz.co.nz or call 0800 80 80 85.
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