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Guide for employers - Hiring new on site employees

Use this checklist to identify the legal requirements associated with hiring new on-site employees.
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There’s a long list of boxes you need to tick as an employer when you’re taking on new workers for your on-site construction project. Our experts have distilled them down to an easy-to-read guide you can use as new employees sign on with you.

Is your employee an Award Employee or Non-Award Employee? What needs to be included in the letter of offer? What other details are key to signing them on as a new worker on your site? And most importantly, what else do employers need to do to be compliant with Australian law? All these questions and more are answered in this handy resource. 

Make expanding your team a breeze with this detailed guide to all the essential legal steps you need to take when they start out.

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Who is it for?

Building industry professionals

A construction industry employer’s guide to onboarding new on-site staff.

 

What does it include?

  • Determining employee entitlements
  • The offer of employment
  • Fair Work Information Statement
  • Obtaining TFN and other details
  • Registering for PAYG withholding
  • Superannuation
  • Long service leave
  • Payroll tax
  • Mandatory records.
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