Hire Employees in Australia
Hire, pay and manage your emplyees without establishing a local company
Build Your Team in Australia
You don’t always need a local company to operate in Australia. With EOR Australia‘s help, you can hire staff and build a team for various roles—like sales, marketing, support, R&D, and quality control—without setting up Australian branches. We offer Employer of Record services, letting you manage your business functions in Australia without the hassle of a local entity.
Employer of Record
Employ leaglly through our Australia EOR service, without the need to create a local business entity.
Payroll & Benefits
Distribute salaries and handle Australian workforce using our payroll management service.
Recruitment
Find top talent for the job through our recruitment service in Australia.
The problem with hiring contractors in Australia
Understanding Employee Types in Australia
In Australia, it’s not always easy to decide if a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. The law says a worker is an employee if:
- They follow the employer’s rules.
- They do what the employer tells them.
- They get paid for work that is part of the company’s job.
Australia treats part-time and full-time workers the same. That means every worker must get the benefits they’re supposed to get.
If you don’t figure out the right worker type or don’t give workers their benefits, you might not be allowed to do business in Australia.
How to hiring remote workers in Australia
Using an Employer of Record
To legally hire employees and manage the necessary social insurance contributions in Australia, an employer must either establish a legal entity there or partner with an Employer of Record (EOR) service like EOR Australia.
EOR Australia is a certified EOR service provider in Mainland Australia, capable of representing other businesses—both domestic and international—to hire employees. By doing so, EOR Australia takes on the full range of employment-related responsibilities and legal obligations in Australia on behalf of these companies.
Frequently Asked Questions
An EOR helps businesses hire employees in Australia without needing a local entity, while a PEO provides HR services like payroll and benefits management for businesses that already have a legal entity in Australia.
The hiring process in Australia can vary greatly depending on the complexity of the position, the industry, and the company’s specific hiring practices. However, a general timeline might include job advertisement (1-2 weeks), application review and shortlisting (1-2 weeks), interviews and assessments (1 week), reference checks and final selection (1 week), and the offer and onboarding process (1-2 weeks). So, it could take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks or more to hire an employee in Australia.
Yes, a foreign company can hire employees in Australia without a local entity by partnering with an EOR. The EOR acts as the legal employer and takes care of all the local compliance, payroll, and employment matters on behalf of the foreign company. This allows the foreign company to hire and manage employees in Australia without the need to establish a local legal entity.
An EOR helps manage the payment of social security and taxes for employees in Australia by registering the company for Pay As You Go (PAYG) withholding for income tax and ensuring that the correct amount of tax is deducted from employee wages. The EOR also manages the payment of the Superannuation Guarantee, which is a compulsory retirement savings contribution that employers must make for their employees. The EOR ensures that these payments are made in compliance with Australian laws and regulations.
If an employee in Australia is injured at work, the employer is required to follow the country’s workers’ compensation laws, which provide for the payment of benefits to employees who suffer a work-related injury or illness. The employer should report the injury to the relevant authorities and to their workers’ compensation insurer. The employee may be entitled to receive medical treatment and compensation for lost income during the recovery period. The specific process and benefits can vary by state and territory, as workers’ compensation is regulated at the state level in Australia.
Under the National Employment Standards (NES) in Australia, full-time and part-time employees are entitled to a minimum of 4 weeks of paid annual leave per year. This is a baseline requirement, but modern awards or enterprise agreements may provide for more than this minimum entitlement. Some employees may receive between five to six weeks of paid annual leave based on their employment conditions. Employees accrue annual leave entitlements based on their ordinary hours of work.
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