Our Downlights crew are the most important part of Downlights and the reason we started the business. Each crew member is onboarded and taught skills at a pace that works for them as a valued individual.

Part of being a great employer is paying our staff well and we do this from the first day of employment for every crew member.

This is why we are so delighted to be recognised as an accredited Living Wage Employer.

A Living Wage Employer is recognised as paying all direct employees (staff) and indirect employees (contractors, suppliers) the NZ living wage or greater under fair working conditions.

We are proud to be fwd: certified. The fwd: certification mark demonstrates our credibility to Buyers.
It means we have gone through fwd:’s certification process and they are confident that we have met their definition of a social enterprise.

A social enterprise is a purpose-driven business that trades to deliver social, cultural and/or environmental impact.

The definition fwd: uses to certify defines a social enterprise as an organisation that:
• Has a primary social, cultural and/or environmental mission;
• Generates the majority of its revenue through trade;
• Spends the majority of its expenditure and/or profit on the fulfilment of its purpose.