Information about employer responsibilities, staff entitlements, taxation requirements, superannuation and more.

Employer responsibilities and staff entitlements

Fair Work Ombudsman:

• Pay
• Leave
• Employee entitlements
• Awards and agreements
  

Business Victoria:

• Employer Responsibilities

Employment taxation requirements

Business Victoria:

• Employee payroll tax and PAYG

Australian Taxation Office:

• Tax withheld calculator

Superannuation

Business Victoria:

• Superannuation payments for new employees

Australian Taxation Office:

• Super for employers
• Working out if you have to pay super

Australian Government Business website:

• Superannuation

Employment record keeping

Business Victoria:

• Keep good staff records

Australian Government Business website:

• What employee records do you have to keep?

Employing and managing staff

Business Victoria:

• Employment types & hiring options

Australian Government Business website:

• Types of employment

Employee or contractor

Australian Taxation Office:

• Employee or contractor
• Employee/contractor decision tool

Fair Work Ombudsman:

• Independent contractors or employees
• Independent contractors

Australian Government Business website:

• Contractors

Business Victoria:

• Become an independent contractor

Recruiting staff

Fair Work Ombudsman:

• Hiring employees

Australian Government Business website:

• How to recruit and induct new employees

Business Victoria:

• Workforce planning
• Writing job descriptions & advertisements
• Conduct interviews and choose staff
• Staff induction and probationary review 
• Find the right insurance

Australian Taxation Office:

• Employees Claiming Motor Vehicle Expenses

Professional development for employees

Business Victoria:

• Staff training needs analysis
• Review staff performance

Occupational health and safety

Business Victoria:

• Make your business OHS ready
  

WorkSafe Victoria:

• Workplace injury insurance
• Injuries and claims
• Helping workers return to work

Equal opportunity in the workplace

Business Victoria:

• Equal Opportunity in the Workplace

Ending employment

Fair Work Ombudsman:

• Ending employment

Business Victoria:

• Dismiss staff properly
• Redundancy & retrenchment

Legal information

Justice Connect:

• Legal information for community organisations