School-leavers would be issued with a certificate detailing their tardiness, attendance and attitude under a scheme called for by employers, the New Zealand Herald reports.
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The paper reports the Employers and Manufacturers Association saying businesses are struggling with young people who leave school without the skills necessary for work.
EMA chief executive Kim Campbell says businesses keep reporting young people are leaving school without adequate work readiness skills.
However, schools spoken to by the Herald do not see the need for such a scheme, with one saying such information is already a phone call away.
The business association has sent its "work readiness certificate" proposal to school principals and has included it as part of its Election Manifesto 2014 (PDF).