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The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) commissioned BERL to undertake research on how Immigration New Zealand (INZ) communicates with migrant workers who are coming into New Zealand on a variety of visas to work in the construction industry. This research focuses on audiences, communication channels and processes used by INZ.
PDF, 871KB, 35 pages
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) commissioned Kantar Public (now Verian) to undertake research to provide insights into migrant worker and employers of migrant workers’ mindsets and to understand how to better reach employers and workers who are at higher risk of exploitation. These “snapshot findings” released in 2022 summarise the full quantitative report for migrant workers, employers of migrant workers, all workers and all employers, released in the same year.
PDF, 617KB, 8 pages
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) commissioned BERL to undertake research on how Immigration New Zealand (INZ) communicates with migrant workers who are coming into New Zealand on a variety of visas to work in the construction industry. This research provides insights on the effectiveness of settlement resources and messaging supplied to employers and migrants. The research study focused on three migrant worker nationalities – Chinese, Malaysian, and Filipino.
PDF, 486KB, 34 pages
This report presents the findings on employment and working conditions of migrants from the 2019 Migrant Survey and compares these findings with those from the 2018 survey.
PDF, 940KB, 55 pages
This report presents an analysis of the underpayment of temporary migrant workers.
PDF, 1.5MB, 35 pages
A report looking at ways to improve the valuation of wellbeing in government projects and programmes.
PDF, 4.2MB, 67 pages
MBIE asked Sense Partners to help understand Ngāi Tūhoe (Tūhoe)’s interpretation of the economy, using ‘orthodox’ economic frameworks.
PDF, 1.1MB, 30 pages
This report provides an overview of the competitiveness of New Zealand’s exports from 1995 - 2018, using an index called Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA).
PDF, 1.4MB, 43 pages
The latest Digital Boost independent evaluation full report results is now available. The research demonstrates the value that small businesses are receiving from the Digital Boost programme.
PDF, 1.5MB, 52 pages
Data and reports used by the Regional Skills Leadership Group to develop the Tāmaki Makaurau Regional Workforce Plan.
PDF, 5MB, 45 pages
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