Vision:

New Zealand thriving through people and work

The long-term Departmental Outcome the Department of Labour aims to achieve though its work is to:

• Grow New Zealand’s economy and improve the quality of lives through a high performing labour market and immigration system.

Over the next three to five years, the Department is aiming to achieve the following Intermediate Outcomes:

• A more effective immigration system
• More productive workplaces and sectors
• More people in quality work
• A better performing accident compensation system

In order to achieve these outcomes, the Department’s activities include:

• Managing migration flows and border security
• Providing migrant and refugee (re) settlement services
• Providing employment relations services
• Making workplaces safe and health
• Improving job opportunities and workforce skills
• Providing labour market analysis and advice
• Meeting New Zealand’s international labour and immigration obligations
• Making the accident compensation system more effective

The Department of Labour also has Organisation Development Goals, aimed at creating value for New Zealand, through:

• Being knowledgeable, influential and collaborative experts on labour and immigration
• Being a facilitative, responsive and effective regulator providing high quality and innovative services
• Having our people, working environment and shared culture support excellent performance
• Being a highly capable Department with integrated systems, processes and policies