The 2008 Rest & Meal Breaks Amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 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…
The impact of firm closure on worker's future labour market outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 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…
Flying the nest: an analysis of Kiwi firms delisting from the NZX Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 Recent commentary has suggested an increasing trend in delistings from the NZX, driven by offshore takeovers. However, some of that commentary has been driven by anecdotal…
Evaluation of the Growth Services Range Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 The Growth Services Range (GSR), which consists of the Growth Services Fund (GSF), Market Development Services (MkDS) and Client Management Services (CMS), was evaluated in 2005.…
Developing the prototype Longitudinal Business Database Last Publication Date: 16 Oct 2008 This paper describes Statistics New Zealand’s development of the prototype Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is the result of a two-year feasibility study to integrate…
The Skills-Productivity Nexus: Connecting Industry Training and Business Performance Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 The Industry Training Federation (ITF) and the Department of Labour (DoL) have embarked on a joint venture aimed at improving the ability of Industry Training Organisations…
Statistics New Zealand’s Framework for Measuring Sustainable Development Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 Statistics New Zealand’s Framework for Measuring Sustainable Development defines the concept of sustainable development and provides a basis for selecting indicators to measure progress towards sustainable…
Baseline Review of Angel Investment in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 The Seed Co-Investment Fund was established to help develop New Zealand’s angel equity market and, in doing so, catalyse angel investment into New Zealand seed and…
Why workplaces matter: The role of workplace practices in economic transformation Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2007 Raising productivity and growth is high on the New Zealand Government’s growth agenda and has been so for some time. Across the economy as a whole,…
Health and Safety - Good business sense Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 Healthy and safe workplaces are fundamental to achieving Productive Work and High Quality Working Lives for New Zealand. We all need to increase our understanding of…
