Rule ITO001: Industry training - trainee eligibility

Type:

Rule or condition

To be an eligible trainee a person must be one of the following:

• An employee, employed in New Zealand
• A member of the New Zealand Defence Force
• A volunteer who is in an arrangement with an organisation in New Zealand that is in the nature of employment and forms part of a command and control structure where the following apply:
  • clear contractual obligations between the parties
  • regular or rostered hours of duty
  • commitments to attend work on a regular or when required basis
  • the volunteer is subject to termination for unsatisfactory performance
• A self employed contractor who has primary contractual relationships in New Zealand with an organisation, with clear contractual obligations between the parties for the provision of goods and services and payment, and in which the services of the contractor is fully committed to the organisation.