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

Website: Department of Labour

In-house Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Initiatives in New Zealand Workplaces

This summary report is based on a more extensive research report written by Dr Catherine Kell (with Kim Hastwell and Shona Guy) in 2008 and 2009.…

The Working Patterns of Older Workers

This paper describes the characteristics, jobs, working time patterns, employment conditions and employment outcomes of older workers using data collected in Statistics New Zealand’s Survey of…

Identifying the resilience of the New Zealand workforce in a recession

This report outlines a new approach to examining the risks to the New Zealand workforce arising from the current recession. It uses both qualitative and quantitative…

A profile of temporary workers and their employment outcomes

This paper describes the characteristics, jobs, employment patterns and employment outcomes of temporary workers, using data collected in Statistics New Zealand’s Survey of Working Life 2008.…

Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education Feasibility Study

The investigation into the integration of tertiary education administrative data with the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED) indicates that the integration is feasible. This conclusion was reached…

Does Workplace-based Industry Training Improve Earnings?

In recent years, workplace-based industry training has been growing at a faster rate than other forms of tertiary education and training. Government and industry have substantially…

Seasonal employment patterns in the horticultural industry

The study uses Linked-Employer-Employee Data (LEED) to examine short-term and seasonal employment patterns within the New Zealand horticulture industry. The study is a first attempt at…

Regional Labour Market Overview

This report provides an overview of regional labour market trends over the past five years. It presents key labour market statistics for each region and examines…

Migrant and Refugee Youth in New Zealand: Statistical Profile, 1996 to 2007

This report builds a profile of migrant and refugee youth (people aged 12 to 24 years) in New Zealand by analysing immigration approval data (1998 to…

The impact of firm closure on worker's future labour market outcomes

This paper examines the impact of job loss due to firm closure on workers’ employment, earnings, and benefit receipt. It uses data from Statistics New Zealand’s…