Hiring your first employee: Webinar

Hiring your first employee is a significant and rather overwhelming step for business owners looking to grow and expand their business. In this workshop, you will learn to navigate the hiring process with confidence and gain an understanding of compliance issues and legal requirements that you need to be aware of.

Uncover the complexities of industrial relations and develop a manageable to-do list covering everything from workplace safety obligations to payroll and superannuation. Understand the difference between contractors and employees, laws and regulations impacting employment, and how insurance can protect your business and your employees. You will also learn how to tackle the subject of termination, ensuring you understand the legalities of ending employment.

You will leave this workshop with a toolkit of resources, links to critical information and useful documentation to help protect your business against any potential legal challenges, paving the way for a thriving workplace.

Main topics covered:

• understanding safety obligations and discrimination laws
• distinguishing between contractors and employees and the legal implications and rights associated with each
• how to manage payroll, superannuation and adhering to the National Employment Standards, ensuring legal and financial compliance
• understanding WorkCover insurance requirements
• how to conduct right-to-work checks.