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Jane Higgins and Paul Dalziel |
Experience and suitability of job applicants: Two policy issues from a survey of employers |
This research note discusses the results of a survey of Christchurch employers, and the policy issues raised. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 2000-2. More |
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Judith Davey and Sally Keeling |
Combining Work and Eldercare: a study of employees in two City Councils who provide informal care for older people |
This research project involved the workforce of two city councils - Wellington and Christchurch - to investigate the relationship between paid work and eldercare responsibilities More |
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Roopali Johri, Marc de Boer, Heide Pusch, Sankar Ramasamy and K Wong |
Evidence to date on the working and effectiveness of ALMPs in New Zealand |
ALMPs are intervention programmes and policies that actively assist people into employment. This report summarises the evidence from recent New Zealand employment programme evaluations, compares the New Zealand results to available international evidence on similar programmes, and identifies gaps in our knowledge. More |
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Department of Labour |
Older People in Work: Key Trends and Patterns 1991-2005 |
This report examines broad changes that have occurred in the level and composition of employment for those aged 50 to 64 over the past 15 years, (1991 to 2005). More |
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Department of Labour |
Investigation of Causative Factors Associated with Summertime Workplace Fatalities |
Over a three-week period in the summer of 2005-2006 the Department of Labour investigated the work-related deaths of 10 New Zealanders. More |
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Department of Labour |
Leptospirosis - Reducing the impact on New Zealand workplaces |
The Report summarises written material primarily generated and published since the release of the "Guidelines for the Control of Occupationally Acquired Leptospirosis" by the Department of Labour in June 2001, and information gained from people interviewed and contacted in the course of the project. More |
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Department of Labour |
Lessons from the Workplace Project: an evaluation of a Work-life Balance programme initiative |
The Government established the Work-Life Balance Programme in 2004 in order to promote a better balance between paid work and life outside work. A key element of this programme was the “Workplace Project” originally conceived as an action-research project. More |
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Department of Labour |
Forces for Change in the Future Labour Market of New Zealand |
Forces for Change in the Future Labour Market of New Zealand is intended to promote discussion on the challenges and opportunities in relation to the future New Zealand labour market. The Department of Labour will draw on this developing understanding to inform policy responses for current and additional approaches. More |
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Department of Labour |
Work-life balance and flexibility in New Zealand: A snapshot of employee and employer attitudes and experiences in 2008 |
This report tells us how New Zealanders feel about their work-life balance and identifies trends that are developing over time. This research has tracked successes since 2006 and also provides a benchmark for reviewing the impact of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Act 2007, which came into effect in July 2008. More |
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Department of Labour |
Regulatory Impact Statement for Proposed Workplace Safety ACC Levy Discount for Small Businesses in Six High Risk Industries |
On 1 April 2006, the government introduced an ACC levy discount programme, specifically for small employers and self-employed in the highest risk industries. The programme is intended to raise small businesses awareness of industry specific health and safety risks, encourage participation in industry specific health and safety training, and most importantly, put this awareness and training into practice. |
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Department of Labour |
Falls Prevention in Construction |
Fall hazards are the construction industry''s main cause of death from traumatic injuries. They are also its second largest cause of non- fatal injuries to construction workers. |
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Department of Labour |
Working safely for your community: health and safety guidelines for community and voluntary organisations |
This report is an evaluation in of the effectiveness of a booklet for community and voluntary organisations about coverage of volunteers in the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002. More |
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Department of Labour |
Health and Safety Reporting in the Annual Reports of New Zealand''s 100 Largest Employers |
This report details the findings of an ‘iterative stock-take’ study of the provision of health and safety information in the annual reports of New Zealand’s largest companies (using Full Time Equivalent Employee numbers supplied by ACC). It also includes limited information on the frequency, but not the quality, of environmental and social impact monitoring. More |
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Department of Labour |
Global Visa & Permit Survey 2008 Summary of Key Findings |
The Department undertakes an annual customer satisfaction survey to assist in evaluating and improving the level of customer service provided by Immigration branches worldwide in relation to its visas and permits business. The Summary of Key Findings contains the highlights from the 2008 survey. More |
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Department of Labour |
International Migration Outlook – New Zealand 2008 |
This report provides information for the OECD’s 2009 publication ‘International Migration Outlook’. It utilises data from existing sources and provides a useful overview of key findings and policy developments for the 2007/08 financial year. More |
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Department of Labour |
Plan of Action to Prevent People Trafficking |
The Plan of Action to Prevent People Trafficking is a proactive whole-of-government approach to people trafficking issues for New Zealand, outlining a comprehensive response to any future people trafficking cases. More |
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Department of Labour |
The Effect of the Employment Relations Act 2000 on Collective Bargaining |
This research aimed to examine whether the Employment Relations Act has had any significant effect on the coverage and content of collective bargaining. It has been undertaken to inform employment relations policy work in the Department of Labour. More |
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Department of Labour |
Monthly Migration Trends : July 2008-June 2009 |
The Monthly Migration Trends report is a brief summary of data about the New Zealand Residence Programme, permanent skilled migration, and temporary entry. More |
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Department of Labour |
Migration Trends Key Indicators Report : July 2009 |
The Monthly Migration Trends report is a brief summary of data about the New Zealand Residence Programme, permanent skilled migration, and temporary entry. This month’s report is a brief summary of migration trends for the 2009/10 financial year to date. IMSED Research will continue to produce the annual Migration Trends and Outlook report, which contains a wider range of analyses and more depth. More |
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Department of Labour |
Position paper: Proposal to reduce WES-TWA for Methyl Bromide from 5PPM to 1PPM |
The Department of Labour is the primary agency responsible for setting Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) as part of the administration of the Health and Safety in Employment Act (HSE), 1992. This position paper discusses the proposal to reduce WES-TWA for methyl bromide from 5ppm to 1 ppm. |
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Department of Labour and Ministry of Social Development |
Evaluating the Feb 1999 Domestic Purposes Benefit & Widows Benefit Reforms |
This paper reports on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring strategy that focused on policy reforms for Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) and Widows Benefit (WB) recipients, effective from 1 February 1999. More |
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Department of Labour |
Workforce 2010 |
A document to inform public debate on the future of the labour market in New Zealand. More |
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Department of Labour |
Human Capability - A framework for analysis |
The Human Capability Framework describes a broad view of the development of human resources, their use in various activities or spheres and their contribution to advancing wellbeing. |
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Department of Labour and Statistics NZ |
New Zealand Injury Data Review |
The New Zealand Injury Data Review report presents the results of a review of injury data that developed solutions to some current problems with the range, quality and availability of injury information. More |
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Department of Labour |
Astronaut Families and Cosmonaut Couples |
The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency and character of astronaut and cosmonaut migration to New Zealand. “Astronauts” are migrants who spend significant periods in their country of origin working or doing business while leaving their family in New Zealand. “Cosmonauts” are childless migrants who exhibit similar behaviour. More |
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Department of Labour |
An overview of New Zealand and international research on the future of work. |
This paper identifies and provides an overview of important future of work research topics and lists important recent New Zealand research on these subjects. The paper includes sections on the changing economy, the changing workplace, the changing workforce, work-life balance, and skills, education and training. More |
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Department of Labour |
An analysis of occupational trends in New Zealand, 1991-2001 |
This research examines changes in employment by occupation as measured by the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses. More |
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Department of Labour |
Globalisation of Labour Flows and its Impacts on New Zealand |
This paper considers the implications of increasing international movements of labour for the New Zealand labour market. It also discusses possible policy solutions available to government to maximise opportunities whilst managing the risks around globalisation of labour flows. More |
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Paul Callister, Richard Bedford, Robert Didham, Juthika Badkar and Vasantha Krishnan |
Patterns Of Gendered Skilled And Temporary Migration Into New Zealand |
New Zealand has a long history of gendered migration and this has affected the overall gender balance in the population. This report attempts to provide a starting point for discussions about gendered migration into New Zealand. More |
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Paul Callister, Richard Bedford and Robert Didham |
Globalisation, gendered migration and labour markets |
The research report explores why there are increasingly more women than men in New Zealand and what impact this may be having on the labour market. More |
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William Dillingham |
New Zealand''s Labour Market from 1991 - 2001: Evidence of Upskilling? |
Hope supported by anecdotes has convinced many New Zealanders that the economy is transitioning to a high-skilled dynamo. Not all the evidence supports this but in the latter half of the 1990s, New Zealand did enjoy significant upskilling. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Labour Force Participation over the last ten years |
This research note provides an overview of trends in the labour force participation of the main population sub-groups from 1986 to 1996, drawing on Household Labour Force Survey data. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1996:2. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
The Distribution of Earnings in New Zealand |
Changes in the distribution of individual earnings are examined in this paper, using previously unanalysed data from the Household Economic Survey. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1996:1. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
The Inter-Industry Wage Structure: 1971 - 1994 |
Changes in New Zealand’s inter-industry wage structure between 1971 and 1994 are examined in this paper. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1995:1. More |
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Paul Callister and Sylvia Dixon |
New Zealanders'' Working Time and Home Work Patterns: Evidence from the New Zealand Time Use Survey |
This report uses data from the New Zealand Time Use Survey 1998/99 to analyse the timing and location of paid work. Full report. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 2001/5. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Pay inequality between Men and Women in New Zealand |
This study examines changes in the gender earnings gap in New Zealand between 1984 and 1998 – a period in which the gender gap in average earnings was declining. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 2000/1. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Prime-aged Males who are Not in the Labour Force |
The results obtained suggest that the following characteristics are positively and significantly associated with non-participation among prime-aged men: age; low qualifications, Maori ethnicity, sole fatherhood; being an immigrant from the Asian or Pacific regions; and being unmarried or without a de facto partner. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1999/1. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Work Sharing: Its Potential to Reduce Unemployment in New Zealand |
This short report considers the potential of work sharing measures to reduce unemployment in New Zealand. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1994/2. |
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Sylvia Dixon |
The Measurement of Productivity in New Zealand: An Introduction |
Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1990/3. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Using administrative data sources in Labour Market research |
Issue 2000-02 of the Labour Market Bulletin features three articles that illustrate the use of administrative data in labour market research. This introductory article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of administrative data and introduces the other two articles published in the Labour Market Bulletin Issue 2000-02. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Understanding reductions in the gender wage differential 1997-2003 |
An analysis of recent developments affecting the gender pay gap. This paper was presented at the NZ conference on pay and employment equity for women. More |
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Sylvia Dixon |
Growth in the Dispersion of Earnings: 1984-97 |
Changes in the distribution of earnings in New Zealand between 1984 and 1997 are examined in this paper. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1998:1&2. More |
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K Wong, D McLean, A Eng, A `t Mannetje, S Cheng, N Pearce, C Walls and E Dryson |
Health Outcomes in Former New Zealand Timber Workers Exposed To Pentachlorophenal (PCP) |
Concerns remain about chronic health problems experienced by former timber workers who were exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP) when it was used as an anti-sapstain fungicide treatment in saw mills. The Health Research Council, on behalf of the Department of Labour, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a research project aimed at clarifying whether the health effects were real and whether they were associated with the PCP exposure. The Centre for Public Health Research was subsequently awarded a contract to conduct: (i) an historical cohort study of mortality (deaths); and (ii) a cross-sectional morbidity survey of current health problems in a randomly selected sample of former sawmill workers from the cohort study. The latter survey included: (iii) the collection of serum samples for dioxin testing. More |
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Anna Strutt, Jacques Poot and Jason Dubbeldam |
International Trade Negotiations and the Trans-Border Movement of People: A Review of the Literature |
This report reviews the international and New Zealand literatures on the interaction between enhancing cross-border trade and investment, through negotiations and agreements, and international migration. More |
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Stephen Dunstan, Sharon Boyd and Sarah Crichton |
Migrants'' Experiences of New Zealand |
Pilot Survey report for Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) More |
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