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The Asian workforce: A critical part of New Zealand’s current and future labour market June, 2010 |
Asian workers are a critical part of New Zealand’s current and future labour market. In 2026 they will comprise 15% of our total working age population. | Juthika Badkar and Carmel Tuya |
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Life In New Zealand: Settlement Experiences of Skilled Migrants February, 2007 |
This report examines skilled and business migrants’ settlement experiences and outcomes 12 months after residence approval. This includes employment, income, access to services and the migrants’ satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their housing, children’s schools and other experiences of living in New Zealand. |
Juthika Badkar |
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Patterns Of Gendered Skilled And Temporary Migration Into New Zealand November, 2007 |
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. | Paul Callister, Richard Bedford, Robert Didham, Juthika Badkar and Vasantha Krishnan |
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Life in New Zealand: Settlement Experiences of Skilled Migrants Results from the 2007 Survey January, 2008 |
This report details the findings from the 2007 Settlement Experience Feedback Survey (SEFS) of migrants who took up residence in New Zealand through the Skilled/Business Stream from January 2006 to June 2006. The survey is sent out to these migrants 12 months after residence approval or arrival into New Zealand. Therefore, these migrants were surveyed from 1 January 2007 to 31 June 2007. This report also contains information on trends (from 2005 to 2007) on the key settlement outcomes of principal applicants. |
Juthika Badkar |
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The Future Demand for Paid caregivers in a Rapidly Ageing Society June, 2009 |
The report examines the current supply of paid caregivers for the elderly in New Zealand by developing a demographic profile of the caregiver workforce in New Zealand, and to project the future demand for paid caregivers. | Juthika Badkar |
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Ageing New Zealand: The growing reliance on migrant caregivers July, 2009 |
New Zealand’s population is rapidly ageing. It is estimated that in 2031 those 65 and older will represent 35 percent of the population aged 15-64. It is highly unlikely that the local supply will be sufficient to meet this demand. Therefore immigration of low-skill workers needs to be considered as a part of the measures needed to alleviate the future pressures on the demand for paid caregivers for the elderly. | Juthika Badkar, Paul Callister and Robert Didham |
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The origin, family structure and labour supply of overseas born nurses November, 2008 |
The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of the origin of overseas-born nurses, their labour market outcomes and their family structures. | Juthika Badkar, Paul Callister and Robert Didham |
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International Workforce Literacy Review: Ireland July, 2007 |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in Ireland. It was written in July 2007 drawing on data and information available at that time. This review is one of five international reviews commissioned by the Department of Labour in 2007 to inform the Upskilling Partnership Programme. This programme is researching approaches that engage employers in workplace literacy, language and numeracy programmes, in order to help raise their productivity. |
Inez Bailey |
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Doing Action Research March, 2005 |
This paper discusses experiences in doing action research and shares some methodological insights with other practitioners. |
Meenakshi Sankar, Robyn Bailey and Bob Williams |
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Employer-funded education and training: who receives it? May, 2010 |
This paper analyses the level and distribution of employer-funded education and training that employees receive, using data collected by Statistics New Zealand in the first quarter of 2008. | Michelle Barnes and Sylvia Dixon |
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Globalisation, gendered migration and labour markets March, 2006 |
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. | Paul Callister, Richard Bedford and Robert Didham |
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Population Movement in the Pacific: A perspective on future prospects February, 2012 |
This report investigates population movement in the Pacific through to 2050, through the lenses of international migration and development, drivers of miration in the Pacific, and migration to the Pacific Rim. | Richard Bedford and Graeme Hugo |
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Foundation Skills In Seasonal Workplaces Phase II Report 1 December, 2006 |
The Department of Labour (DOL) engaged Workbase: The New Zealand Centre for Workforce Literacy Development to complete Phase II of the Foundation Skills in Seasonal Workplaces (FSSW) project. Phase I explored barriers to engaging in foundation skills training and identified levers to overcome these barriers. Phase II aimed to provide an understanding of specific foundation skills needs in the horticulture and viticulture seasonal industries. Three enterprises were directly involved in the project, one from each of the pipfruit, viticulture, and kiwifruit sectors. A range of representatives from industry associations, training providers and government agencies also provided input. The report identifies a number of critical issues within the industry, what the future skill demands are likely to be and what the most important foundation skills were for the industry. The most important foundation skills were the ability to understand oral instructions and critical thinking and decision making skills. Workbase also made a number of recommendations to address foundation skills in the horticulture and viticulture seasonal industries. |
Nicola Beentjes and Susan Reid |
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Work Capacity Assessment Trial, Phase One results, evaluation report November, 1999 |
The report gives the results of a process evaluation conducted by the Department of Labour in consultation with the Ministry of Social Policy and the Department of Work and Income. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1999/5. | Donella Bellet |
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A synthesis of foundation learning evaluation and research in New Zealand since 2003 July, 2007 |
This synthesis provides an overview of research and evaluation information drawn from all recent New Zealand adult literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) initiatives. The report was commissioned by the Department of Labour to inform the Upskilling Partnership project, which is researching approaches to engage employers in workplace literacy, language and numeracy programmes, to help raise their productivity. | John Benseman and Alison Sutton |
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The Economic Impact of Immigration on Housing in New Zealand 1991–2016 January, 2008 |
A descriptive analysis of trends using the 1991 to 2006 censuses found that the number of new households being created between censuses has been relatively stable (ranging from 80,000 between 1996 and 2001 to 109,000 between 2001 and 2006). |
Business and Economic Research Ltd - BERL |
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Fiscal impacts of immigration 2005/06 August, 2007 |
This report estimates a defined fiscal impact of New Zealand’s resident migrants on a set of government activities, and gives comparable figures for the New Zealand-born population. | Business and Economic Research Ltd - BERL |
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Fiscal Impacts of Migrants to New Zealand April, 2004 |
An exploratory study in 1997/98 followed by a further study of the fiscal impact of migrants to New Zealand for the 2001/2002 fiscal year. | Business and Economic Research Ltd - BERL |
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Measuring the total cost of injury in New Zealand: A review of alternative cost methodologies September, 2002 |
This report provides a basic framework for measuring the total cost of injury in New Zealand. It reviews the methods of valuation that have been applied elsewhere and indicates how these methods might be applied in New Zealand. | Business and Economic Research Ltd - BERL |
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International Workforce Literacy Review: Australia July, 2007 |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in Australia. It was written in June 2007 drawing on data and information available at that time. Since the report was written, the Australian Labor Party replaced the Coalition government after winning the Federal election in November 2007. Subsequently, the Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) (referred to in the report) has been replaced by the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations. In addition, since the report was written the second round of Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS) data has been released providing up to date information on Australia''''s ALLS performance. This review is one of five international reviews commissioned by the Department of Labour in 2007 to inform the Upskilling Partnership Programme. This programme is researching approaches that engage employers in workplace literacy, language and numeracy programmes, in order to help raise their productivity. |
Louise Wignall and Robert Bluer |
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The working patterns of older workers December, 2009 |
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 Working Life 2008 | Sharon Boyd |
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Migrants'' Experiences of New Zealand April, 2004 |
Pilot Survey report for Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) | Stephen Dunstan, Sharon Boyd and Sarah Crichton |
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Migrants in New Zealand: An analysis of Labour Market Outcomes for Working Aged Migrants Using 1996 and 2001 Census Data January, 2003 |
The objective of this paper is to compare the labour market outcomes of recent and long- term migrants of working age (15-64) with those of working age New Zealand born, using the 1996 and 2001 Population censuses. | Caroline Boyd |
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Skilled Migrants in New Zealand: Employers’ Perspectives February, 2006 |
This report explores New Zealand employers’ perspectives on the benefits of, and issues associated with, employing skilled migrants. | Ruth Wallis and BRC Marketing and Social Research Ltd |
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Aftermath - How the Lives of Fifteen Ordinary New Zealanders have been affected by Workplace Injury and Illness November, 2002 |
A booklet that presents, in a shortened form, the case histories featured in the "Aftermath - The Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Injury and Illness" study and concentrates on the human and personal dimension, omitting the detailed social and economic analyses of the full report. | Richard Whatman, Mary Adams, Jo Burton, Frances Butcher, Sue Graham, Andrew McLeod, Rashmi Rajan, Margaret Bridge, Dr Roberta Hill and Roopali Johri |
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Aftermath - The Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Injury and Illness November, 2002 |
To explore the wider costs for society, the Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Injury and Illness Study aimed to gain an understanding of the full range of consequences of workplace illness and injury. | Richard Whatman, Mary Adams, Jo Burton, Frances Butcher, Sue Graham, Andrew McLeod, Rashmi Rajan, Margaret Bridge and Centre for Research on Work, Education & Business |
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Patterns in the Sponsorship of Social Migrants February, 1999 |
The focus of this research was on the sponsors of social category migrants, and the sponsorship process. Research objectives included determining the proportions of New Zealand-born to migrant sponsors, the proportions of applicants and sponsors originating from the same countries, and the distribution of migrant-sponsors across residence categories. | Sally Brinsdon |
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Labour Market Trends and Outlook - 1999 July, 1999 |
A summary of recent economic and labour market trends and the outlook for the labour market over the next two years. Published in the Labour Market Bulletin, Issue 1998: 1&2. | Richard Bururu, David Irwin and Duncan Melville |
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Business New Zealand, Skills and Training Survey June, 2003 |
This report presents the results of a survey of Business New Zealand members about their training and development practices. | Business NZ and Industry Training Federation of NZ |
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Reporting on Workplace Health and Safety and Employment Relations: a stock-take of current practice January, 2005 |
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. | Frances Butcher and Andrew Stewart-Loughnan |
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Literature Review on Community Development November, 1999 |
There has been something of a trend internationally towards development at a community level, involving "bottom-up", community-generated solutions to intractable economic and social problems, rather than the application of "one size fits all", "top-down" policies and initiatives from central government. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 1999/6. | Judith Byrne |
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Doctors and romance: Not only of interest to Mills and Boon readers June, 2009 |
Internationally there is a growing demand for health services. Skilled health workers, including doctors, have a high degree of international mobility and New Zealand (NZ) stands out internationally in terms of the significant flows of doctors in and out of the country. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine the living arrangements of doctors, the composition of migrant doctors who are coming to NZ, and to understand the educational and employment status of the partners of doctors. | Paul Callister, Juthika Badkar and Robert Didham |
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Defining and Measuring Training Activity in New Zealand Workplaces July, 2012 |
This report presents a framework to guide decisions on research into training and skill development in the workplace. | Allana Coulon, Donella Bellet and Charles Sullivan |
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The Transfer of Literacy, Language and Numeracy Skills from Learning Programmes to the Workplace August, 2011 |
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how LLN skills are learned and what helps or hinders trainees in transferring their learning to other situations, such as their jobs. Learning and learning transfer processes were studied in the context of case studies of six work-based LLN training programmes. | Marie Cameron, Jenny Whatman, Helen Potter, Keren Brooking, Sally Robertson and Dominic Madell |
