T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 5 0
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published in New Zealand 2 August 2001
I N T H I S I S S U E
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INCOMES WORSE OFF
TRACKING SCHOOL LEAVERS
BRINGING BACK THE HASSLE
MYTHS OF THE DPB
POLICE RECRUITMENT BLUES
COMING BACK TO THE GOOD LIFE
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http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm
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at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl150.pdf
E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
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* Our Diary of key events over the last few weeks. A
visiting American calls for no more benefits, the student
anti-debt campaign, repairing substandard housing in
Northland, National attacks dole bludgers, Horomia's Tolaga
Bay house, Rankin hearing costs, the university funding row,
Green Party objects to Hong Kong trade agreement, Winz
acknowledges same sex relationships, "critical hardship" in
America, Hassler supports paid parental leave, massive
international hi-tech lay-offs ... and much more.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15001.htm
* The average NZ household income has dropped by almost
10% over 20 years.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#income
* Tracking school leavers so they don't just disappear until
they are old enough to be on the dole.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#leavers
* Anderton announces a major regional development
conference
for November.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#regional
* National vows to "bring back the hassle" and make
beneficiaries work.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#hassle
* Research dispels myths of who is on the DPB and for how
long.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#dpb
* A study points to why the numbers of solo parents on welfare
in the US has dropped.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#usa
* The Police beef-up their recruitment drive after interest in
joining the force dwindles.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#police
* Two programmes assist foreign IT specialists into work.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#it
* A study that identifies what it is that would encourage
skilled NZ'ers to return home to live.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15000.htm#home
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
email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Associates - Rodger Smith, Dave Owens and Jo Howard
Secretary - Shirley Vickery
T H E J O B S L E T T E R
is an essential information and media watch
on jobs, employment, unemployment, the future of work,
and related economic and education issues.
The Jobs Research Trust is a not-for-profit Charitable Trust
constituted in 1994 to develop and distribute information
that will help our communities create more jobs and reduce
unemployment and poverty in New Zealand.
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ahakoa ki whea, ahakoa ko wai.
Our objective is that every New Zealander will have the
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