Report of Exploratory Case Study Research into Precarious Employment Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2004 In order to increase the Department of Labour’s (DoL) knowledge and understanding of nonstandard employment arrangements and the impact that non-standard employment arrangements may have on…
Migrants' Experiences of New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2004 This report presents findings from the pilot of the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ). It is the first in a series of reports from this…
Evolving Educational Expectations for New Zealand Youth: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study Last Publication Date: 25 Feb 2004 The purpose of this research project is to learn more about the formation of educational expectations by young people and their parents in New Zealand. This…
Youth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004 This paper analyses the effects of a large reform in the minimum wages affecting youth workers in New Zealand since 2001. Prior to this reform, a…
Returns to post-school qualifications: New evidence based on the HLFS Income Supplement (1997-2002) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This study is concerned with the causal effects of post-school education on individuals’ income and earnings. The study builds on and extends previous New Zealand research…
The business case for firm-level work-life balance policies: a review of the literature Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This literature review reviews the international and New Zealand literature on the business case for adopting work-life balance policies. The business case is established by weighing…
Functional Labour Markets Revealed by Travel to Work data 1991 and 2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2003 Regional labour market analysis is ideally based on functional rather than administrative areas. Travel-to-work data obtained from the 1991 and 2001 Census are used to define…
Evaluation of the Short-Term Impacts of the Employment Relations Act 2000 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003 The evaluation of the short-term impacts of the Employment Relations Act was undertaken by the Department of Labour. The evaluation focused on the extent to which…
Trends in Residence Approvals 2002/03 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2003 This report is the third in a series produced annually to provide background information about trends in residence approvals. The reports are written in a readily…
Report of the Business NZ Skills and Training Survey 2003 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This report provides the results of a survey conducted by Business NZ in conjunction with the Department of Labour and the Industry Training Federation, and funded…
