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Susan Kell Associates |
Parental Leave And Carers Leave: International Provision And Research |
Produced by Susan Kell Associates, for the Department of Labour, the report reviews available research and information on the international provision of parental leave and carers’ leave arrangements, as well as any proposed changes for the future. |
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Bernard Woodhams |
Employment Relationship Problems: Costs, Benefits and Choices |
This report presents key findings from recent Department of Labour research on employment relationship problems (ERPs), and the processes for resolving them. |
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Felicity Hutcheson |
Current Trends, Process and Practice in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Review of The Literature |
This literature review is focusing on current national and international trends in mediation and dispute resolution and comment on any processes and practices that support professionals in the delivery of quality dispute resolution services, particularly those within a statutory context. 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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Restructuring and Redundancy Public Advisory Group |
Report of the Public Advisory Group on Restructuring and Redundancy |
This Report presents the results of the work of the Public Advisory Group on Restructuring and Redundancy (the Group). The Group was an independent body established to provide independent advice to the Ministers of Labour, Social Development and Employment and Economic Development on the adequacy of redundancy laws and provisions in New Zealand. 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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Simon Chapple and John Savage |
The Economic Effects of Industrial Relations Systems: A Literature Review |
This report reviews recent international research on the economic effects of alternative industrial relations systems. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1995/1. More |
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Peter Conway |
An ''unlucky generation'' ? The wages of supermarket workers post-ECA |
Models of wage bargaining and the effect of negotiating at different levels of centralisation are used to interpret changes in the wage outcomes of supermarket checkout operators from 1987 to 1997. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1999. More |
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Rose Ryan |
Should New Zealand have a WIRS? |
This article argues for a comprehensive and integrated Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS) in New Zealand. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1996:1. More |
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Tony Waldegrave, Diane Anderson and K Wong |
Evaluation of the Short-Term Impacts of the Employment Relations Act 2000 |
This is the main Department of Labour report of the Evaluation of the Employment Relations Act. This paper integrates findings of a range of research projects with employers, employees and unions. More |
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Philippa Yasbek |
The business case for firm-level work-life balance policies: a review of the literature |
This paper reviews the international and New Zealand literature on the business case for adopting work-life balance policies. More |
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Frances Butcher and Andrew Stewart-Loughnan |
Reporting on Workplace Health and Safety and Employment Relations: a stock-take of current practice |
The stock-take of New Zealand’s one hundred largest employers showing levels, quality and principles of health and safety and employment relations reporting through annual reports. More |
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Paul Callister |
Parental Leave in New Zealand 2005/2006 Evaluation |
Conducted by the Department of Labour this evaluation examines the effectiveness of New Zealand’s parental leave legislation. The evaluation explores the decision-making and experiences of working parents before, during and after parental leave. Employers are also asked about their experiences and the evaluation includes feedback from parents ineligible for parental leave. More |
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