T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 7 1
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published in New Zealand 30 August 2002
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WORK / LIFE BALANCE
WHO�S WHO 2002
WHAT DO NZ FIRST AND UNITED FUTURE BELIEVE IN?
FOCUSSING ON THE FAMILY
WINZ AND THE INTERNET
FUTURE OF WORK RESEARCH
NZBCSD YOUTH EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH
FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY SECTOR
REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS
The latest Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm
or download as a PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl171.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 � Air NZ engineers, Muriel
Newman, threatening behaviour at Winz, student debts, CTU call for wage rises,
forestry, software developers, electricians needed, Auckland development .... and
much more.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#diary
* What do NZ First and United Future believe in when it comes to employment
issues? We would like to know too.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#nzfuf
* We list the 2002 line-up of Ministers with employment and social services
portfolios,
and also the spokespeople from other parties.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#whoswho
* Susan St John of the Child Poverty Action Group says that the �good intentions�
behind a Commission for the Family are not enough ... we need wider discussion of
its intentions.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#stjohn
* ACT MP Muriel Newman is also not holding out any big hopes for the Commission.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#act
* Winz is to bring its job-matching services into the internet age. Jobseekers will
soon
be able to make direct contact with job opportunities.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#winz
* The Department of Labour is establishing a Future of Work research fund, and is
looking for research proposals.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#lmpg
* TMP Business Consulting have completed their research report on Youth
Employment in NZ.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#nzbcsd
* Philanthropy NZ reports that the total funding to the community sector comes to
more than $1.6 billion annually.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#philanthropy
* The Catholic Church�s Social Justice Week will focus on the theme of refugees and
migrants.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#refugees
* Andrew Little, of NZ�s biggest trade union, feels a shudder when he finds we have
to have a conference on balancing work and life. He looked at the EEO Trust awards
last year and was horrified.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl17110.htm
C R E D I T S
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ISSN No. 1172-6695
edited by Dave Owens 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 � Vivian Hutchinson, Rodger Smith, 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.
Kia taea ai te tangata te whiwhi mahi
ahakoa ki whea, ahakoa ko wai.
Our objective is that every New Zealander will have the
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