5.

NEAR TERM & HIGH PRIORITY

BIG

• Retain jobs by reducing wage costs while firms’ earnings are down and long term by using this opportunity to upskill workers.

• Creation of a seasonal work marketplace that will remove barriers between employers and seasonal workers.

Workstream Initiative SummaryThe Core Workplace and Core Employment Issues

5.

LONGER TERM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSIDERATION

• To build water storage and distribution infrastructure.

Workstream Initiative SummaryThe Core Workplace and Core Employment Issues

5.

FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED

• Other options to increase flexibility: e.g. encouraging people to take unpaid leave, possibly supported through tax benefits

• Department of Labour to provide information to help employers to understand how flexible arrangements can be implemented under the current legislation

• Contestable pool of funding for tourism and other key sectors

• Create jobs in NZ by ensuring carbon economy costs are reinvested in NZ

• Extend bonding arrangements to other occupations

• Arrangements to support the continuation of training – particularly for apprentices

• Rapidly place skilled workers, particularly tradespeople into teaching positions e.g. polytechnics

Workstream Initiative SummaryThe Core Workplace and Core Employment Issues