Falling Short in Workplace Safety: An analysis of falls in the construction sector Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Falls from height and falls on the same level have been identified in New Zealand and overseas as a significant cause of harm in the construction…
Strengthening Our Foundations: Service user roles in the mental health workforce Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 The research aims promote the value of service users roles within the mental health sector and to find out what is needed to strengthen those roles.…
Learning More about Support Staff in Schools: Results from Surveys of Principals & Support Staff Members Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011 This research report presents results from surveys of principals and school support staff members carried out in late 2010 in a random sample of schools. It complements…
Specifically Pacific: Engaging Young Pacific Workers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This research was prompted by a commitment to exploring how to enhance the engagement of younger workers, particularly young Pacific people. Employee engagement is the extent…
Women in trades: interviews with employers and tradeswomen Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This study was to understand what employers were currently doing in New Zealand to attract and retain women in male-dominated trades and to learn more about…
Closing the gap: Plenty of potential economic upside Last Publication Date: 09 Aug 2011 A report by Goldman Sachs on the use of women's and men's talents across the economy.
School Support Staff - Collectively Making Resources Count Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2011 In this project, the Support Staff Working Group’s brief was to consider what could be done, within current school management and funding arrangements, to optimise the…
Tracking Equality at Work Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The world of work has changed dramatically in our lifetimes. Globalisation, economic recession, technological advances, security of tenure, the rise of knowledge work and the decline…
Improving Literacy and Numeracy for the Māori Workforce Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 Government and Māori emphasise the critical importance of good literacy and numeracy skills for Māori development, and more broadly for the New Zealand economy. Te Puni…
Value of sport and recreation: Research Series Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 A growing area in sport and recreation in New Zealand and internationally is valuing contributions made by sport and recreation to society. In this section are several…
