New research finds 46% of kiwi jobseekers still experience barriers when finding work. 

The 2023 Randstad Employer Brand Research Survey found factors such as sexual orientation, disability, language, gender identity, and ethnicity to be a barrier when applying for and securing a job. 

It found that 28% of male candidates believed these factors resulted in them missing out on the role, and 22% of women refused to work for a company whose values don’t align with their own. 

Employment Relations Expert, Max Whitehead, told Tim Dower that he’s a bit suspicious of these results. 

He said that employers are absolutely desperate for workers, and if someone doesn’t fit the mould but has the skills necessary, they would bend over backwards to hire them. 

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