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Engaging young adults in literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skill development

The Department of Labour (the Department) is responsible for a crossgovernment programme of research and evaluation on workforce literacy, language and numeracy skills. Its purpose is…

School Children in Paid Employment

This paper summarises the state of knowledge surrounding New Zealand schoolchildren in employment to early 2010. It brings together formative publications from earlier in the decade,…

Providing Information Services to Migrants: Literature review

The literature review covers national strategies, policies, and plans to assist migrant settlement generally. The review includes specific references and provision for information services in Australia…

Key Findings from the Migrants Survey

The Immigration Survey Monitoring Programme monitors new migrants to New Zealand, employers, and the New Zealand public. The purpose of the programme is to build up…

Developing a Settlement Knowledge Base: Settlement research and evaluation literature sweep

How well migrants integrate or settle in a new country is of interest to all migrant-receiving countries. In recent years, research and evaluation projects have investigated…

Schoolchildren in paid employment: a summary of research findings

This paper summarises the state of knowledge surrounding New Zealand schoolchildren in employment to early 2010. It brings together formative publications from earlier in the decade,…

Transition to Permanent Residence: Job outcomes of work permit holder

One of the greatest issues facing New Zealand is its ability to attract and retain talented people as a means of facilitating economic growth. The objective…

Upskilling Partnership Programme: Evaluation Report

The Upskilling Partnership Programme was an initiative established by the Department of Labour in collaboration with partner agencies. The programme ran from July 2006 until June…

The 2008 Rest & Meal Breaks Amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000

This research was carried out between October 2009 and May 2010 by Department of Labour researchers to identify to what extent the intended policy objectives of…

IMSED Research Work Programme Summary of Findings

This publication summarises findings from immigration-related research undertaken by International Migration Settlement and Employment Dynamics (IMSED) Research, a service of the New Zealand Department of Labour.…