T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 3 4
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published in New Zealand 16 November 2000
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UNEMPLOYMENT LOWEST FOR 12 YEARS
MAYORS MEET DEPT HEADS
MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS
UNIONS FOR JOBS
GOVT EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY
SKILL SHORTAGES
The Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm
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at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl134.pdf
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* Our Diary of key events over the last few weeks. Grey Skills,
e- commerce, Wellington IT contracts, People�s Bank, Maori
and PI free fees, seasonal work rules, Social Security
Amendment Bill, Bazley steps down, Police shirts.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13401.htm
* The official unemployment rate is at its lowest level for 12
years. Economists are cautious about the good news.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#stats
* Jim Anderton says that the last time unemployment was this
low he was still in the Labour Party. More voices on the latest
statistics: Helen Clark, Bob Simcock, Peter Conway, Muriel
Newman and Russell Brown.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#voices
* The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs has met with government
department heads in Wellington. Next week they will meet
again to draw up strategies for their local employment plans.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#mtfjobs
* How many Modern Apprenticeships can we achieve?
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#appren
* The Trade Union Federation is proposing a new initiative
called �Unions for Jobs�.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#unions
* The government has just released its overall employment
strategy. It contains no surprises and comes with a fair dose of
current public service jargon.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#strategy
* Federated Farmers in the South Island estimate that 2,000
extra farm workers are needed.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#rural
* Simon Collins reports that trees maturing in the next six years
could transform the two regions with the highest
unemployment.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#forestry
* Wellington is facing a massive shortage of IT skills.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#itshort
* American employers are going out of their way to recruit
people they wouldn�t normally consider.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13400.htm#second
* "Living on Thin Air - The New Economy" by Charles
Leadbeater is a call to action, a proposal to begin
reconstituting our social, political and economic institutions so
that they are better equipped for the new knowledge era. See
our online bookstore at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/books/0140277935.htm
C R E D I T S
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ISSN No. 1172-6695
edited by Vivian Hutchinson for the Jobs Research Trust
P.O.Box 428, New Plymouth, New Zealand
phone 06-753-4434 fax 06-753-4430
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Associates - Rodger Smith, Dave Owens and Jo Howard
Secretary - Shirley Vickery
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