Hiring staff for your business
Recruiting new employees is a vital part of your growth as a business. As your company expands, you’ll need more people in specific roles and a larger workforce in general.
But once you’ve found the right person for the job, what are the key things to consider?
Here are four key elements to include in your hiring checklist
1. Get the legal side in place
Make sure you issue a clear, written employment contract that outlines all the key details of the employment. This will include the role title, hours worked, location of work, pay rate and any included benefits and bonus entitlements, etc.
It’s also important that you’re compliant with the Fair Work Act, which governs all legislation relating to employment in the workplace.
2. Add the employee to your digital systems
As soon as your new employee starts working, add their details to your payroll system. You will need their tax file number (TFN) and their superannuation details, so you can pay them correctly through Single Touch Payroll and make tax and super deductions from their wages.
You’ll also need to add their personal details to your HR system, so everything’s set up for leave requests, performance reviews and recording their employment records and training, etc.
3. Plan the onboarding journey
Making your new employee familiar with the business is vital. Put together an onboarding process for your employee that covers orientation, training and an overview of the business.
This onboarding will cover both their specific job responsibilities and mandatory training on Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies and site procedures.
4. Manage their superannuation choice
Provide your new employee with their Superannuation Standard Choice Form. This allows the employee to nominate their preferred fund. It can also be used to sign the employee up to the company’s default super fund.
You’ll be required to register each new employee and to make the necessary contributions correctly via a SuperStream compliant method.
Getting it right from the start
Whether you’re a new start-up or an established business, it’s important to cover all the right bases when taking on a new employee.
Our team can help you put together a hiring checklist to ensure you’re meeting all your legal, HR and payroll requirements.
