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Work rights reinstated for high-skill migrants' partners
The Government will reinstate open work rights for partners of Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has announced. The previous government brought stricter changes on May 31 last year, which meant that partners of AEWV holders were res...
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Shamubeel Eaqub joins Simplicity to lobby on KiwiSaver
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