Operating Environment
New Zealand's wealth and social capital is largely created by people through their work. The Department of Labour (the Department) is involved in all aspects of the development of work, and the delivery of greater value to the economy and society through that work.
The Department’s strategic framework defines “productive work and high quality working lives” as its high level outcome. An intermediate outcome is that “New Zealand workplaces will raise the value of work and the quality of working lives”. These outcomes give force to the objectives for the Department and for labour inspectors.
