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What costs, if any, will accredited Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) employers be permitted to recover from workers under the changes announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme; listed by cost type?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • What costs, if any, will accredited Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) employers be permitted to recover from workers under the changes announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme; listed by cost type?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

Answer

Cost recovery must be based on actual and reasonable costs. Cabinet agreed to the development of a list of allowable recoverable costs, which will be finalised ahead of implementation in March 2027.