From Work to Residence: An evaluation of work policies that provide a pathway to permanent residence in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 In April 2002, the Department of Labour (DoL) introduced three new temporary work permit policies that were designed to provide a direct pathway from skilled temporary…
Review of World Class New Zealanders Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Purpose 1. In accordance with EDC Min (03) 7/3, the Ministry of Economic Development has conducted an evaluation of the World Class New Zealanders programme (WCNZ). This…
Indicators of Skill Shortage Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 The New Zealand immigration system uses a point system to determine the eligibility for permanent residency of skilled migrant applicants. Applicants are allocated points that associate…
Choices for living, caring and working: A ten-year plan to improve the caring and employment choices available to parents and carers Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 This document has two objectives: to explain the government’s vision for enhancing choices for parents and carers; and to outline the Choices Plan of Action to deliver this…
Trends in Youth Activity in New Zealand from 1985-2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2006 Limited information is currently available on youth activity in New Zealand. This paper uses data primarily from the Household Economic Survey (HES) to provide a comprehensive…
Successful benefit-to-work transitions? Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 This study uses data from New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED) to examine the longer-term employment outcomes of adults who moved from a government income support…
People on the Move: A study of migrant movement patterns to and from New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 One long-term measure of a migrant’s successful settlement and contribution to the country is the extent to which they remain in the country after taking up…
Practice Makes Profit: Business Practices and Firm Success Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 Which business practices set successful firms apart from others? We address this question using data from an official survey of almost 3,000 New Zealand firms. Questions…
Globalisation, gendered migration and labour markets Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2006 In New Zealand, in all age groups under 20, and in key working age groups, historically there have been more men than women. However, census data…
Upskilling through foundation skills - A literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This literature review is intended to inform a work programme on lifting the literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills of the workforce. The work programme will…