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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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Department of Labour |
International Migration Outlook – New Zealand 2008 |
This report provides information for the OECD’s 2009 publication ‘International Migration Outlook’. It utilises data from existing sources and provides a useful overview of key findings and policy developments for the 2007/08 financial year. More |
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Natasha McMillan and Alison Gray |
Long-Term Settlement of Refugees: An Annotated Bibliography of New Zealand and International Literature |
This annotated bibliography, undertaken by Natasha McMillan and Alison Gray, brings together New Zealand and international literature on the long-term settlement of refugees and provides an insight into the factors that facilitate or act as barriers to integration. This review is the first publication from the three-year ‘Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity’ research programme. More |
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Evalue Research |
Summary of Evaluation Findings from Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Policy First Season (2007/08) |
This summary describes and assesses the first season (2007 / 2008) of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) policy. More |
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Dave Mare and Steven Stillman |
The Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of New Zealanders |
This research estimates the impact of inflows of recent immigrants on the wages and employment of earlier migrants, the New Zealand-born workers, and recent migrants themselves. More |
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Dave Mare and Steven Stillman |
The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrants in New Zealand |
This research uses data from the 1997 – 2007 New Zealand Income Survey to examine the path of economic outcomes of immigrants in New Zealand. More |
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New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand |
The Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) is a study designed to produce detailed information on the settlement outcomes of migrants over time. The LisNZ is interviewing the same cohort of migrants at 6, 18, and 36 months after taking up permanent residence in New Zealand. This report focuses on the findings from Wave 1 six months after taking up permanent residence in New Zealand. More |
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Alan Cooper |
Keeping Work Safe Enforcement Policy |
This policy statement is for anyone who may have an interest in how the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 is enforced in New Zealand workplaces. It sets out key principles and processes for enforcing the Act and describes what people with duties under the Act can expect in response to a range of situations. More |
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Paul Callister and Lindy Fursman |
Men’s participation in unpaid care: A review of the literature |
This report summarises the results of a comprehensive review of international and New Zealand-based literature examining the barriers and supports for men’s greater participation in unpaid care. More |
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Department of Labour |
Plan of Action to Prevent People Trafficking |
The Plan of Action to Prevent People Trafficking is a proactive whole-of-government approach to people trafficking issues for New Zealand, outlining a comprehensive response to any future people trafficking cases. More |
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Department of Labour |
The Effect of the Employment Relations Act 2000 on Collective Bargaining |
This research aimed to examine whether the Employment Relations Act has had any significant effect on the coverage and content of collective bargaining. It has been undertaken to inform employment relations policy work in the Department of Labour. More |
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Department of Labour |
Monthly Migration Trends : July 2008-June 2009 |
The Monthly Migration Trends report is a brief summary of data about the New Zealand Residence Programme, permanent skilled migration, and temporary entry. More |
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Department of Labour |
Migration Trends Key Indicators Report : July 2009 |
The Monthly Migration Trends report is a brief summary of data about the New Zealand Residence Programme, permanent skilled migration, and temporary entry. This month’s report is a brief summary of migration trends for the 2009/10 financial year to date. IMSED Research will continue to produce the annual Migration Trends and Outlook report, which contains a wider range of analyses and more depth. More |
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Phillipa Shorland |
Migrant and Refugee Youth in New Zealand: Statistical Profile, 1996 to 2007 |
This report written by Philippa Shorland builds a profile of migrant and refugee youth (people aged 12 to 24 years) in New Zealand by analysing immigration approval data (1998 to 2007) and Census of Population and Dwellings (census) data (1996, 2001, and 2006). Data is reported separately for two age groups: 12-17-year-olds (school age) and 18-24-year-olds (post school age). More |
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Injury Prevention Research Unit Otago University |
Effective Occupational Health Interventions in Agriculture |
This report presents an overview of the findings of the national study of effective occupational health interventions in agriculture conducted between January 2007 and January 2009. More |
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Department of Labour |
Position paper: Proposal to reduce WES-TWA for Methyl Bromide from 5PPM to 1PPM |
The Department of Labour is the primary agency responsible for setting Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) as part of the administration of the Health and Safety in Employment Act (HSE), 1992. This position paper discusses the proposal to reduce WES-TWA for methyl bromide from 5ppm to 1 ppm. |
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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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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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Gatt Consulting Ltd |
Looking Back and Building Futures: Former Refugees'' Views on Settling in New Zealand |
The Department of Labour commissioned Gatt Consulting Ltd to undertake an exploratory study as part of the wider Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity research programme. More |
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