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Rules for hiring

Rules for hiring is a section for self managers who want to hire your own workers.

For information on work health and safety, tax, superannuation, workers’ rights and the difference between a contractor and an employee – you will find it all here.

Resources

ATO workshop recording- Self Manager Hub Workshop

By Self Manager Hub

Keywords | Human rights | Jobs | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Managing supports

Category | NDIS Fund Management | Rules for hiring | News | Keep your records

Formats | Online learning | Event

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Petition: Don’t remove Decision Making and Choice from People on NDIS

By Self Manager Hub

Keywords | Human rights | NDIS quality safeguard commission | Hiring a contractor | News | Contracts and legal

Category | Free resource | Rules for hiring | News | Know your rights

Formats | Form | News | Text only | Survey

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You CAN Ask That! Self Manager Hub Webinar

By Self Manager Hub

Keywords | Choice and control | Engaging a service provider | Employing people | Supported decision making | Managing supports

Category | NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring | Get creative | What can I buy? | News | Know your rights

Formats | Video | Closed caption

You CAN ask that! Q & A with Sam Paior and Dr George. Australia’s leading self-management gurus take on your questions! Can I hire my friend/family member to support me? What’s a parent’s responsibility vs the role of the NDIS? Can I take a holiday with my NDIS funding? Can self management be taken away from me? read more

How to Find & Keep Support Workers That Are Right for You – Webinar

By Self Manager Hub

Keywords | Choice and control | Engaging a service provider | Employing people | Managing supports | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Video | Closed caption

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Service for One

By Inclusion Australia

Keywords | NDIS | Reporting | Employing people | Reporting to government bodies | Record Keeping

Category | Free resource | Rules for hiring | News

Formats | Tools | Webpage

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Working safely in other people’s homes

By Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Keywords | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Free resource | Rules for hiring | News

Formats | Handbook

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Worker screening information (self-managed participants)

By NDIS Quality Safeguards Commission

Keywords | Employing people | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools | Webpage

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The difference between contractors and employees

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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State information about Work Health and Safety

By Self Manager Hub

Keywords | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Directory

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Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Document

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Managing a worker’s Health and Safety

By NDS

Keywords | Finding supports | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Fair Work Ombudsman

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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National Disability Insurance Scheme – Information from ATO

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring | Keep your records

Formats | Webpage

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Job Description for a support role

By WA Individualised Services

Keywords | Finding supports | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Be a Boss

By WA Individualised Services

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Free resource | Build your team | Rules for hiring | News

Formats | Online learning | Video | Closed caption

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Deliveroo appeal affirms emphasis on contract in determining the employment relationship

By Karen Ansen Consulting

Keywords | NDIS | Engaging a service provider

Category | Free resource | Rules for hiring | News

Formats | Webpage

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Your tax and super obligations

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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WorkSafe SA

By Work Safe SA

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

By Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Working with Children Check- Western Australia

By Government of Western Australia

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Worker screening requirements (NDIS registered providers)

By NDIS Quality Safeguards Commission

Keywords | Employing people | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Work Safe WA

By Work Safe WA

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Work Safe Victoria

By Work Safe Victoria

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Work Safe Tas

By Work Safe Tas

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Work Safe Australia

By Work Safe Australia

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Work Safe ACT

By Work Safe ACT

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Withholding payer numbers super obligations

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Verifying a Working with Children check – Victoria

By Working with Children check- Victoria

Keywords | Employing people | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Check a Working with Children Check status – NSW

By Office of the Children's Guardian NSW

Keywords | Employing people | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Verify a Police Check

By National Police Checks

Keywords | Employing people | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Tax file number declaration

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Superannuation (super) standard choice form

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Statement by a supplier not quoting an ABN

By Australian Taxation Office

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Sham Contracting

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Safe Work NSW

By Safe Work NSW

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Safe Work Australia

By Safe Work Australia

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Recruitment checks and templates for a child safe environment NSW

By Office of the Children's Guardian NSW

Keywords | Recordkeeping | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Record keeping and pay slips

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Recordkeeping | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Online learning

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Protections at work for employees

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Paying super contributions

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Pay Calculator

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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NT Work Safe

By NT Work Safe

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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NDIS Worker Screening Check

By NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Keywords | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Article

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Managing your own staff – ending employment

By Resourcing Inclusive Communities

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Video | Closed caption

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Managing performance & warnings

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Introduction to Directly Employing Staff

By Imagine more

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Video | Closed caption

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Independent Contractors

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Hiring your own staff – awards wages and contracts

By Family Advacacy

Keywords | Reporting | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Managing supports | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Video | Closed caption

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Hiring Support workers

By WA Individualised Services

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Step by Step | Easy english

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Hiring someone on a holiday visa

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Hiring employees

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Fair Work Information Statement for staff

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Employee or contractor decision making tool

By Australian Taxation Office

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Diversity and discrimination in the workplace

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Online learning

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Disability Services – Work Safe – Vic

By Work Safe Victoria

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | Reporting to government bodies

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Difficult conversations in the workplace

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Online learning

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Difference between employees and contractors

By Australian Taxation office

Keywords | Employment vs contractors

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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Awards, wages and contracts for staff

By Resourcing Inclusive Communities

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Video | Closed caption

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Australian Government Work Health and Safety

By Australian Government Work Health and Safety

Keywords | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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Ask for our help with a workplace problem

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Webpage

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What you need to know about reference checks

By Seek

Keywords | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Worker screening

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Article

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Tips from a Self Manager

By WA Individualised Services

Keywords | Plans to action | Finding supports

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Video | Closed caption

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Engaging your own Support Workers

By My Place

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Step by Step

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Employing you own Staff – steps to get you started

By Resourcing Inclusive Communities

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Managing supports

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Step by Step

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Directly engaging your own staff

By NDIA - NDIS.gov.au

Keywords | Employment vs contractors | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring

Formats | Document

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Yes we want to hire workers more easily. But let’s also talk safeguards and support

By In Charge

Keywords | Engaging a service provider | Employing people | Human rights | NDIS quality safeguard commission | Hiring a contractor

Category | Free resource | Rules for hiring | Know your rights

Formats | Article

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Bullying and harassment in the workplace

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring | Know your rights

Formats | Webpage

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National Employment Standards

By Fair Work ombudsman

Keywords | Employing people

Category | Premium Content | Rules for hiring

Formats | Tools

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