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(un) EMPLOYMENT

(un) EMPLOYMENT. Mel Harrington, Work and Income, Wellington Region. Unemployment Snapshot. Unemployment Benefit (W&I). Changing Landscape. Client demographics Client skills and experience Long-term welfare dependency. Youth Unemployment. Maori / Pacific Disabilities Prostitution

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(un) EMPLOYMENT

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  1. (un) EMPLOYMENT Mel Harrington, Work and Income, Wellington Region More people get into work and stay in work

  2. Unemployment Snapshot More people get into work and stay in work

  3. Unemployment Benefit (W&I) More people get into work and stay in work

  4. Changing Landscape • Client demographics • Client skills and experience • Long-term welfare dependency More people get into work and stay in work

  5. Youth Unemployment • Maori / Pacific • Disabilities • Prostitution • Homelessness • Mental Health • Under-employed “Investing in young people is vital to avoid a scarred generation at risk of long-term exclusion.” (OECD Secretary-General) More people get into work and stay in work

  6. Not in Employment, Training or Education (NEET) More people get into work and stay in work

  7. Challenges • Employer bias about hiring young people • Low educational attainment • Literacy & numeracy • Graduates More people get into work and stay in work

  8. Government Responses • Investment Approach • Welfare Reform • Higher skills / qualifications • Government procurement • Interventions & support More people get into work and stay in work

  9. CENTRAL NGO SECTOR SCHOOLS COMMUNITIES Opportunity + Collaboration + Action = Change BUSINESS INDUSTRY LOCAL WHANAU TERTIARY IWI/HAPU More people get into work and stay in work

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