Overview
The Department of Labour works to help achieve high-quality working lives in thriving and inclusivecommunities. The Department has also a sector leadership role for workplace issues and contributesto wider government goals. Here are some of the key strategic and policy initiatives by theDepartment that contribute towards those goals.
Workforce Policy
Employment Strategy
The Government’s plan for how it is going to help people to get jobs.
The Skills Action Plan
The aim of the projects is to help people make better decisions about their involvement in the labour market.
Employment and Post-Placement Support
Three pilot programmes designed to support benefit recipients to take up and retain employment.
Workplace Policy
Cost of Injury
An inter-agency project to improve information on the costs of injury in New Zealand.
The Injury Data Review
The review in 2000 and 2001 aimed to address problems with the collection of and access to injury information.
SME Good Regulation Project
The Department of Labour’s SME Good Regulation Project aims to help small to medium enterprises thrive in a regulatory environment.
Worklife Balance
This Project is about getting more people thinking about the work-life balance issues and helping more people enjoy the benefits.
Workplace Health & Safety Strategy
A whole of New Zealand strategy to improve workplace health and safety.
Labour Market Strategy
Future of Work
A three- to five-year programme designed to give New Zealanders better information to plan for the future.
Human Capability Framework
A way of looking at the skills and abilities of New Zealand people, and how they can be usedsuccessfully to generate income and promote an inclusive and thriving community and economy.
Linked Employer-Employee data
A new project that aims to examine questions about workers and their jobs that cannot be answered from employee or employer surveys alone.