Labour hire checklist
Ask a potential labour hire contractor:
- What is your ABN?
- How are you hiring your workers?
- If they are engaging employees by the piece, make sure they have written agreements in place.
- Will you give them a Fair Work Information Statement?
- How are you going to pay your employees?
- How much?
- How often?
- Will you give them pay slips?
- Do you know which award will cover them?
Growers should make sure they have a written contract with their labour hire contractor outlining what is expected of the contractor, in particular that they will employ employees in line with Australian workplace laws.
You should also check any state requirements as some states have laws where labour hire providers are required to have an appropriate licence. Read about state Labour hire licensing laws in our Library to find out if they apply to you.
Find out more about sham contracting laws on our Independent contractors page.
