Cochrane, William2025-03-062025-03-062025Cochrane, B. (2025, February 3-4). Recent changes to welfare policy & the labour market [Conference item]. 2025 AIRAANZ Conference: Navigating the Nexus: Politics, Profession, and Practice in Industrial Relations, Conference held at Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/17212This presentation: - Outlines changes to the welfare system, (job seeker’s benefit). - Discusses likely impacts on the New Zealand labour market. - Compares the approach taken by the previous Labour Government. - Makes concluding comments regarding the interaction of welfare and the labour market.Slides from an oral presentation at the 2025 Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) conference. © The author.Conference Contribution