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Paul Merwood, Asif Quazi, Claire Harkess, Rob Hodgson, Penny Stock, Manuila Tausi and Jason Zhao |
Migration Trends and Outlook 2007/08 |
The Migration Trends and Outlook report is the eighth in an annual series and provides an overview of immigration trends for the 2007/08 financial year. The report is used by the Department to inform immigration policy, marketing strategies and settlement services, and is a useful resource to government departments and the wider public. More |
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Owen Harvey and Peter Harris |
The Skills-Productivity Nexus : Connecting Industry Training and Business Performance |
This report has been written as part of a joint Department of Labour/Industry Training Federation project aimed at improving the ability of Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) to assist workplaces to raise their productivity. The report sets out results of a literature scan exploring the links between skills, their application, and productivity, and also documents the experience of a number of manufacturing ITOs in expanding the breadth of their services beyond skills development. More |
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Catherine Kell, Shona Guy and Sharon Harvey |
In-house Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Initiatives in New Zealand Workplaces |
Work has been underway in New Zealand to improve the literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills of the workforce. This report summarises the findings of a review into the level of literacy, language and numeracy in employer-funded training in workplaces in New Zealand in 2008. More |
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Henry Herzog |
Job-loss and labour market outcomes under rapid structural adjustment: The case for New Zealand |
This study provides an econometric analysis of job loss within New Zealand over the period 1985-1994. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1996:1. More |
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Jane Higgins and Paul Dalziel |
Experience and suitability of job applicants: Two policy issues from a survey of employers |
This research note discusses the results of a survey of Christchurch employers, and the policy issues raised. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 2000-2. More |
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Jane Higgins |
Annotated Bibliography of New Zealand Literature on Migrant and Refugee Youth |
This annotated bibliography was commissioned by the Department of Labour to provide a comprehensive account of the current evidence on settlement and social inclusion for migrant and refugee young people in New Zealand. A key aim of the bibliography is the identification of evidence relating to factors that facilitate or act as barriers to the successful settlement and inclusion of these young people. More |
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Richard Whatman, Mary Adams, Jo Burton, Frances Butcher, Sue Graham, Andrew McLeod, Rashmi Rajan, Margaret Bridge, Dr Roberta Hill and Roopali Johri |
Aftermath - How the Lives of Fifteen Ordinary New Zealanders have been affected by Workplace Injury and Illness |
A booklet that presents, in a shortened form, the case histories featured in the "Aftermath - The Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Injury and Illness" study and concentrates on the human and personal dimension, omitting the detailed social and economic analyses of the full report. More |
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Meenakshi Sankar and Dr Roberta Hill |
Connecting policy, research and practice: What does it mean in practice? |
This paper discusses a case study-based methodology for evaluation and policy development within the Department of Labour. The paper was presented at the 10th Conference on Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand, 21-22 November, 2002. More |
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Rob Hodgson, Dr Ganesh Nana and Kel Sanderson |
Economic Impacts of Immigration: Scenarios using a Computable General Equilibrium Model of the New Zealand Economy |
This study reports on simulations of the economy-wide impact of immigration into New Zealand. Different levels, compositions and other assumptions are tested. More |
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Bev Hong and Kim Allen |
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base: Phase One Working Paper – A Framework and Initial Indicators |
This working paper reports on the first phase of the Settlement Knowledge Base (SKB) project, which involved the development of a Settlement Knowledge Base framework and an initial identification of indicators relating to the New Zealand Settlement Strategy. More |
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Simon Chapple and Janet Humphris |
An analysis of disparity between Pacific and non-Pacific peoples’ labour market outcomes in the Household Labour Force Survey |
This research note looks at how the employment rate gap between Pacific peoples and the rest of the population has changed over time, and examines the sources of the gap. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 2000-2. More |
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Felicity Hutcheson |
Current Trends, Process and Practice in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Review of The Literature |
This literature review is focusing on current national and international trends in mediation and dispute resolution and comment on any processes and practices that support professionals in the delivery of quality dispute resolution services, particularly those within a statutory context. More |
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Dean Hyslop and Steven Stillman |
Youth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market |
This paper analyses the effects of a large reform in the minimum wages affecting youth workers in New Zealand since 2001. More |
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