T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 7 3
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published in New Zealand 27 September 2002
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THE COST OF NOT BEING IN EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING.
SKILL NZ BRIEFING
FRENCH BACKTRACK ON 35 HRS
THE END OF SUMMITS
RISE IN US LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
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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 � further Carter Holt Harvey lay-
offs, job ads steady, economic predictions for NZ, state house shortage, new jobs
are in smaller firms, new long-term unemployed are over 55 yrs, big jobs jump in
Australia, truck driver shortages, nurses quitting .... and much more.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#diary
* New research from Britain estimates the additional long-term financial cost of
young people not being in education, employment or training comes to �97,000 for
every individual young person.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#britresearch
* If the downstream financial benefits of having young people in education,
employment or training were calculated along the lines of the British research ...
then
it would equate to long-term savings for the NZ taxpayer of in excess of $1 billion.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#savings
* Skill NZ Briefing Papers are somewhat critical of the state of our �safety nets� for
young people who have fallen out of the education system with no clear guidance or
mentoring on where to go next.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#briefing1
* One recommendation advocated by Skill NZ is to make each learning institution
responsible for the next destination of their students.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#responsible
* The introduction of a �Learning Allowance� for those young people who have not
entered paid employment or an apprenticeship could help keep these young people
�connected� with educational opportunities.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#allowance
* France�s new centre-right government has sounded the death knell for the 35-hour
week.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#35hr
* The United Nations says it will hold no more summits on environment and
development until governments put into practice what they have decided to do.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#summits
* There has been a 50% jump in long-term unemployment in the United States in the
last year.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#jump
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 � Dave Owens, Rodger Smith, and Jo Howard
Secretary � Shirley Vickery
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