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 Summary The Core Workplace and Core Employment Issues

5. LONGER TERM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSIDERATION To build water storage and distribution infrastructure. Workstream Initiative Summary The 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 Summary The Core Workplace and Core Employment Issues