Project Employment Programme

The Project Employment Programme (PEP) or PEP scheme was set up by the Department of Labour in New Zealand 'to give subsidised, short-term public sector employment for job seekers'.[1] It began in August 1980 and mostly finished in August 1986.[1] At its peak there were more than 50,000 people employed. People were paid a full time wage just above the minimum.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Kia Ora Chief". Te Puni Kōkiri. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Turia calls for return to subsidised work schemes". NZ Herald. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.