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Department of Labour - merged into Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) formed 1 July 2012

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Immigration Survey Monitoring Programme - Methodology

The target population for the Migrants Survey is migrants aged 18 years and over who were approved for residence through the Skilled/Business Migrants Stream or Family…

Puataunofo Come Home Safely, Impact Report

This report documents the range and impact of Puataunofo Come Home Safely initiatives as identified by key informants selected by Puataunofo Come Home Safely representatives. The…

Medium-Long Term Employment Outlook: Looking ahead to 2020

The employment outlook for the 2015-20 March year period is outlined in this paper, broken down by industry and occupation. It will be used to inform…

RSE Monitoring: Key Findings from the 2011 Employers Survey

The purpose of this report is to summarise the key findings from an online survey of employers in the horticulture and viticulture industry. The survey was…

Return Migration and Earnings of Workers in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme

The Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) policy allows for the temporary entry of overseas workers to work in New Zealand’s horticulture and viticulture industries. In the four…

Formative Evaluation of ITO Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Projects

In 2009, the Department of Labour commissioned Heathrose Research Limited to carry out a formative evaluation of embedded literacy and numeracy projects run by industry training…

The Labour Market Returns to Industry Training

This paper investigates the earnings benefits obtained by adults aged 20–64 who participated in industry training between January 2003 and December 2008. A growing number of…

Learning the Lingo: The Challenge of Gaining English Proficiency

This study reports on the English language acquisition of skilled migrants to New Zealand using findings from the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) and the…

To Make or Buy (Skills): An analysis of training decisions using microdata

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of skill shortages on the supply of training within New Zealand firms. The study uses a…

In Harms Way: A case study of Pacific workers in Manukau Manufacturing

There is an extensive research literature on health and safety in relation to migrants and ethnic minority communities, but there is very little published research specifically…