Employing people
Your training needs in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on your training needs.
Superannuation
Running a business or employing people is likely to involve superannuation obligations. Most of your employees, whether full-time, part-time or casual, will be covered by the superannuation guarantee legislation.
Pay-roll tax
Pay-roll tax is a state tax on the wages paid by employers. It is calculated on the amount of wages you pay per month.
Pay As You Go (PAYG) withholding
Pay As You Go (PAYG) withholding is a legal requirement to withhold amounts for income tax purposes.
Incentives & support
Employing and managing people; Hiring employees or contractors
Ending employment
Find out what tax implications and employer obligations apply during the resignation, redundancy or dismissal of an employee.
Employing people
Good employees can be your greatest asset, so recruiting and retaining the right person is very important. Find out your obligations under the recruitment and retention of staff, government laws, industrial awards and agreements, and contracts of employment.
Employee leave & holiday entitlements
Most workers are paid for public holidays, except for contract workers and casual employees who are paid for hours worked.
Equal employment opportunity & anti-discrimination
In Australia, national and local laws cover equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination in the workplace. All employers are required by these laws to create a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
Complaints, disputes & employee relations
All employers are required to create a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. These responsibilities are set out in a range of state and federal laws which help protect people from unlawful behaviour.
Skills development & training
Your business environment is constantly changing, so you need to ensure that the knowledge and skills of your staff keep pace with those changes. Investing in developing skills can benefit your staff and your business.
Insurance
It's your responsibility as an employer to maintain certain insurance, including workers compensation and public liability.
Hiring people from overseas
Employing workers from overseas can give your business a real advantage, by introducing new ideas and technologies.
Taxation & superannuation obligations
If your business has employees or contractors then you'll need to know how to meet your tax obligations.
Staff health & safety
As a small business owner you have certain rights and responsibilities regarding health and safety in your workplace.
Paperwork
Good business records help you manage your business and make sound business decisions. They are also useful if you want to sell your business.
Hiring apprentices & trainees
Taking on apprentices and trainees can provide real benefits for your business. Your new apprentice or trainee can contribute significantly to your bottom line, with practical skills and knowledge acquired through their training.
Funding & incentive schemes
There are a number of funding and incentive schemes designed to assist employers in training their staff.
Employee entitlements
You must ensure when you take on new employees that you're aware of their entitlements.
Training providers
Registered training organisations (RTOs) are authorised to deliver nationally recognised training. There are around 5 000 RTOs in Australia, and all differ in terms of their products and services.
Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
FBT is a tax payable by employers for benefits paid to an employee or the employee's associate in place of salary or wages.
Employment status of workers
The people working in your business can fall under a range of categories of employment. Each has a different set of obligations for you, the employer, and the people who work for you.
Employer obligations
If you operate a small business you need to know all about your obligations to employees and other people who perform work for you. Under common law employers and employees have certain obligations or duties to each other.
Complaints & dispute resolution
Establishing a process to resolve complaints is an important part of your legal responsibilities as an employer.
Awards & agreements
Many jobs are covered by a federal or state industrial award. Awards outline the rights and obligations of employers and the legally binding minimum wage rates and employment conditions for employees.
Wages & conditions
In Australia, there are minimum standards for wages and working conditions.
Recruitment
If you need to employ someone, consider what you want the employee to do and what skills you require. Also consider the employment conditions, level of pay and other costs of employment, including the physical accommodation of the worker.
Legal obligations
Your obligations to employees and other workers come from a variety of sources - federal, state/territory laws, industrial awards and agreements, tribunal decisions and contracts of employment (whether they are written or verbal).
Hiring people
If you want to hire someone, you need to decide on their employment status and find out what requirements there are for each status. There are also a number of obligations and laws that you need to be aware of when hiring people.
Harassment & bullying
As an employer, you should be aware of the legal risks associated with harassment and bullying and the steps that can be taken to minimise their potential liability.
Determine the status of workers
The status of your workers for tax purposes is important, as employees and contract workers involve different obligations.
Assess your training needs
Research shows that training your employees can bring your business an increase in productivity, profits, motivation and higher customer satisfaction.
Training providers in your state and territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on local training providers.
Recruitment in your state or territory
Useful guides, information or resources in your state or territory on recruitment.
Legal obligations in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on legal obligations.
Hiring overseas workers in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on hiring overseas workers.
Hiring apprentices & trainees in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on hiring apprentices and trainees.
Harassment & bullying in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on harassment and bullying.
Funding & incentives in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on funding and incentive schemes.
Equal employment opportunity & anti-discrimination in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on equal employment opportunity & anti-discrimination.
Ending employment in your state or territory
Useful guides, information or resources in your state or territory on ending employment.
Complaints & dispute resolution in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on complaints and disupute resolution.
Awards & agreements in your state or territory
Useful guides, information or resources in your state or territory on awards and agreements.
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