From hiring to firing and all the matters of training, incentives, staff development, delegation, and teamwork in between, the management of staff can dominate your daily functions in the running of your business.
Good employees can be your greatest assets, so recruiting and retaining the right people is important.
Once you’ve hired new staff you need to make sure you understand your legal obligations to them:
You and your employees have certain obligations, rights and responsibilities to each other under common law. You also have obligations under federal and state laws, industrial awards and agreements, tribunal decisions and contracts of employment.
There are numerous websites relating to government agencies that can help you get familiar with your obligations as an employer. The Australian Government's business help website, business.gov.au, is a good place to start. There you will find information and direction for subjects such as:
Getting the right staff for your business may be a process that evolves over time rather than unrelated hiring events. Individual staff can add value to your business team, or divide and destroy what you are building.
Therefore it is wise to consider all your employment options before rushing into staff expansion, and take advantage of the counsel of your business advisors and professional experts in the employment field.
For more information see the Staffing Your Business guide.
