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The aims of the underutilisation and skills matching work programme are to better understand the social, economic, demographic and work-related characteristics of underutilised workers in New Zealand and the barriers these workers face, as well as to expand our knowledge of the scale and prevalence of labour underutilisation and skills mismatch.
The report looks at individual, household and work characteristics of NZ’s underutilised population, the persistence of underutilisation and factors associated with the intensity and duration.
PDF, 1.1MB, 40 pages
This summary details the key findings from the report 'Characterising New Zealand's Underutilised Workforce'.
PDF, 186KB, 2 pages
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