Firm-level Hiring Difficulties: Persistence, business cycle and local labour market influences Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 This research examines the incidence and persistence of reported hiring difficulties at the firm level. It investigates the characteristics of firms that are more likely to…
Changes in women’s earnings Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This report, prepared by NZIER, describes the drivers of changes in the economic returns to women’s skills over the past 30 years and considers how these…
Ultimit benefit: Women Trainees in the Electricity Supply Industry Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This research, by ESITO, shares the stories of nine women in the electricity supply industry. The aim of the research is to gain a better understanding…
Short-term Employment Prospects Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012 The below reports provide employment prospects forecasts for 2012-15 and 2013-2016. The Ministry uses a short-term forecasting model that draws on the latest macroeconomic forecasts by the…
Who Left, Who Returned and Who Was Still Away? Migration patterns of 2003 graduates, 2004-2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012 This report presents new research on the extent that domestic graduates from tertiary education institutes (TEIs) leave, and then return to, New Zealand. It examines the…
Lightning does strike twice: preventing sexual revictimisation Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 This research presents a complex picture of sexual violence and revictimisation. It emphasises the importance of early identification of repeat survivors and the need to break…
Indicators of permanent migrants from the Pacific Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 Pacific people have a long history of settlement in New Zealand, with several waves of migration from various parts of the Pacific throughout the last century…
Employers’ Perspectives - Part two: The Minimum Wage System Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 This report presents the findings from two data sources of employers’ perspectives on the minimum wage system. The report discusses the prevalence of its use, how…
The Costs of Involuntary Job Loss: Impacts on workers' employment and earnings Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 This paper examines the incidence of involuntary job loss and its impact on the employment and earnings of affected workers, using data from the Survey of…
Does gender matter? Findings from an online survey and interviews of engineering graduates from 2000 and 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 Findings from an online survey and interviews of engineering graduates from 2000 and 2005.
