Skilled job vacancies in New Zealand advertised online fell by 2.7 per cent in May, although there was moderate growth in the South Island. Introduction Jobs Online measures changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on the two main internet job boards – SEEK and Trade Me Jobs. The trend series is used as it...

Some of the recent changes to employment legislation in New Zealand are working as intended, this report finds. Overview: This report provides a short-term evaluation of the 2010 amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000 and Holidays Act 2003. The evaluation follows a mixed methods approach, based on qualitative interviews and quantitative survey data, and...

New Zealand’s economic recovery is translating into robust employment growth, according to this quarterly report. Overview This report combines the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s labour market monitoring programme with the latest developments in the labour market to paint a summary of labour market trends up to the latest quarter. As well as the...

The aim of this research is to examine experiences in the management of youth work from the perspective of both youth workers and their managers.

On Rear Vision the new geography of jobs, finding work in the global labour market. Where you live could decide if you have a good or bad job. According to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, workers who’ve lost their jobs don’t need to worry, they will transition from “good jobs to better jobs”. In today’s rapidly...