National Survey of Employers
Our annual National Survey of Employers (NSE) collects data on workplace practices in New Zealand businesses within the context of current employment-focused legislation.
Our annual National Survey of Employers (NSE) collects data on workplace practices in New Zealand businesses within the context of current employment-focused legislation.
The monthly labour market fact sheets have summarised high-frequency and timely data and surveys with a focus around the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market since July 2020.
New Zealand is a founding member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which is the key global labour body and source of international labour law.
Employment makes an important contribution to wellbeing.
Since it began in 2007, the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme has enabled employers in the horticulture and viticulture sector to recruit an annually capped number of seasonal workers from eligible Pacific Island countries to plant, maintain, harvest, or pack crops.
Feedback was received from a public consultation on better protections for vulnerable contractors in 2020.
This page provides statistical and report-based information about Māori in the labour market and in business.
Contracting arrangements, or contracts for services, are a fundamental part of our labour market, and are used across nearly all sectors of the economy.
This overview provides a snapshot of key statistics indicating Māori employment outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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