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A Changing Landscape: The Impact of the Earthquakes on Christchurch Workplaces

This report summarises the key findings of a survey of Canterbury employers run by the Department of Labour in September-October 2011. The survey was designed to…

The Impact of the 2008 Youth Minimum Wage Reform

This paper analyses the impacts of the 2008 policy reform which replaced the youth minimum wage for 16-17 year-old workers, previously set at 80% of the…

Baseline Review of Financial Advisers in New Zealand

This report is in four parts. In Part One the purpose and scope of the baseline review is presented. Government policy parameters around the financial adviser…

The Transfer of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy Skills from Learning Programmes into the Workplace

This study sought to understand more about how literacy, language, and numeracy (LLN) skills gained in workplace literacy and numeracy courses are developed, utilised, and transferred…

Perceptions of Immigration Policy and Immigration New Zealand 2009 Community Survey (Pilot)

Below you find the following fact sheets from the Perceptions of Immigration Policy and Immigration New Zealand Community Surveys Perceptions of Immigration Policy and Immigration New…

Evaluation of the No Asset Procedure

The No Asset Procedure (NAP) was introduced in December 2007 as a means to assist people who have no available assets or insufficient income to repay…

Labour market returns to further education for working adults

The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners.  This study…

Productivity and Local Workforce Composition

This chapter examines the link between firm productivity and the population composition of the areas in which firms operate. We combine annual firm-level microdata on production,…

Competing for Skills: Migration Policies and Trends in New Zealand and Australia

The aim of this study was to compare skilled migration policies in New Zealand and Australia from 2004/05 to 2008/09, including employment outcomes for primary/principal applicants…

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand.The research involves three phases…