Vision:

New Zealand thriving through people and work

 

The long-term Departmental Outcome the Department of Labour aims to achieve through 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
• A more effective labour market
• A better performing accident compensation system

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

• attracting the people and investment New Zealand needs from overseas

• providing policy advice and immigration services to manage immigration flows, border security, and migrant and refugee settlement services

• providing employment relations services

• providing workplace health and safety services

• providing policy advice and monitoring of the accident compensation system and the Accident Compensation Corporation

• providing labour market and human capital analysis and advice

• ensuring efficient labour market regulation and legislation

• providing analysis and advice to support others to improve workforce skills and job opportunities

• meeting New Zealand’s international labour and immigration obligations.

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