Australia has strong employee protection laws. These govern the terms and conditions of employment over things such as minimum wage rates, working hours, annual leave, notice periods and many other contractual requirements. Terms and conditions can vary depending on whether an employee is full time, part time or casual.
As an employer, failure to comply with employment law can be costly, time consuming and ultimately damaging to your business. To avoid this it is highly recommended that you take time from the outset and familiarise yourself with your obligations before you hire someone.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has significant resources to help you hire and successfully manage your staff, including everything you need to know about employee entitlements, rights and obligations as well as a range of templates and guides to help you in all aspects of workplace relations.
More resources are available here.
There are important rules around whether a person is legitimately a contractor or is in fact an employee. The Australian Tax Office has a tool to help you ensure you get it right.
The following is a basic guide to hiring new employees:
http://baysidebec.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/guide-to-hiring-new-employees.pdf
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