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...

Summary: This is the first ever comprehensive overview of the economic performance of all the sectors that make up New Zealand’s economy. The defining theme of this report is change. New Zealand, like many developed countries, is witnessing a transformation in our economy and in employment opportunities. A number of themes are highlighted in the...

Measures changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on the two main internet job boards – SEEK and Trade Me Jobs. Changes to Jobs Online reporting This month's report focuses on the trend series rather than the seasonally adjusted series, which will reduce month to month volatility. The monthly movements in the indices may be...

Executive summary: This report provides an outline of the latest employment demand and supply information available on the Canterbury rebuild and wider recovery, in order to inform decision-making and provide an update of the progress on the rebuild. The main findings are: There is strong demand for labour – driven by the needs of the...