Employer Bulletin | 18 November

New Zealand had a net migration gain of 44,900 in the September 2024 year, according to provisional estimates released by Stats NZ.

“Annual net migration gains have continued falling from the provisional peak of 136,300 in the October 2023 year,” international migration statistics manager Sarah Drake said.

“The fall in net migration reflects that arrivals are down, and departures are up.”

There were 177,900 migrant arrivals in the September 2024 year, which is still high by historical standards. This compared with a record 235,500 arrivals in the October 2023 year. Meanwhile there were a record 133,000 migrant departures compared with 99,300 in the October 2023 year.

A record 79,700 of New Zealand citizens left in migrant departures in the September 2024 year, which more than offset 24,900 migrant arrivals. It is estimated just over half of these migrant departures of New Zealand citizens went to Australia.

In comparison there was a provisional net migration gain of 99,600 non-New Zealand citizens in the September 2024 year. This was down from the peak of 177,200 in the October 2023 year, but still high by historical standards. Citizens of India, the Philippines, and China drove these gains. Migrant departures of non-New Zealand citizens rose to 53,300, up from 35,300 in the October 2023 year. 
 

In today’s Bulletin:

• Overtime must be accounted for in leave calculations
• Employee was not bullied or constructively dismissed by discourteous conversation
• Worker was employee rather than volunteer
• Interim injunction halts employer’s disciplinary process
• Employers must provide sufficient information during restructuring
• Nine news updates of interest for employers including: Government exploring new energy source; Faster 110km/h speed limit accelerating Kāpiti; Government launches refreshed Public Private Partnership framework; Tax work programme focused on rebuilding the economy; Net migration falls to under 50,000; International travel: September 2024; Food prices fall in October 2024; Pay Gap Calculator toolkit launched; and Largest ever number of graduate vets to boost rural productivity and support farmers.
• Eight bills open for submission

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