Business.gov.au have released their new checklist for employers.
The checklist focuses on an employer’s obligations and responsibilities when they are hiring new employees. The checklist asks specific requirement questions such as: whether you can take on an employee, what kind of employment you’re offering, whether your worker is an employee or contractor, whether your employee can legally work in Australia, what your employee’s rights are under anti-discrimination laws, what are your record keeping requirements, whether you are paying the correct wages and entitlements, what tax needs to be deducted from your employee’s pay, what your superannuation obligations are, what your OHS obligations are, whether you need workers’ compensation insurance and whether you need to register for portable long service leave.
When the online checklist is expanded, it reveals information on how certain obligations apply to certain businesses and provides links to more information and tools (such as templates and calculators).
Business.gov.au stated that creating the checklist involved working with a Small Business Fix-It Squad comprised of government agencies, small business owners, tax experts and other organisations.
The Taking On An Employee Checklist can be found here.
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