Employer information
Find government information to help employers.
Employ people
Recruiting and keeping the right people can play a big role in achieving business success. Provides links to helpful information on a range of topics relating to taking on an employee and creating a healthy workplace.
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Employer resources
There are several services to support employers with employees who receive a payment or service from the Department of Human Services.
Department of Human Services
Employers – tax and superannuation obligations
Your tax, super and other government obligations will vary depending on whether your worker is an employee or contractor.
Australian Taxation Office
Employing and sponsoring workers
Provides information for employers who are seeking to employ foreign nationals. This includes sponsoring skilled workers to Australia when an appropriately skilled Australian cannot be found, as well as employing visa holders currently in Australia.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
For Employers – apprenticeships
Information for employers on all aspects of Australian Apprenticeships, including costs and benefits for your business and where to get more information.
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Indigenous Australians looking for work, studying or training
The Department of Human Services can help if you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian looking for work, or want to study or train to find a job.
Department of Human Services
Information for employers – anti-discrimination
Provides information to help employers deal effectively with discrimination and harassment in the workplace so that everyone involved with your business is treated fairly and with respect.
Australian Human Rights Commission
Jobactive - helping Indigenous Australians
Are you an Indigenous Australian looking for work, or an employer looking to hire Indigenous staff? Provides links to jobs that are Indigenous Identified Positions, and a register for employers to contact eligible job seekers.
Department of Human Services
Small business
Provides links to a range of tools and resources to help you keep on top of your workplace relations obligations.
Department of Employment
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