Recruitment Agency Compliance Checklist

Keeping your agency ahead of compliance obligations ensures smooth operations and protects your business reputation. Here's a forward-looking checklist of the key areas you need to focus on right now:

1. Worker Classification

• Review employee vs. contractor status: Stay updated with the Fair Work amendments introduced by the Closing Loopholes Bill (2023).

• Document clearly: Maintain detailed records justifying worker classifications to avoid disputes and penalties.

📙Oncore Resources: Closing Loopholes Explained

2. Working Hours & Overtime

• Implement "Right to Disconnect" policies: Ensure adherence to state-specific rules around disconnecting from work communications after hours.

• Overtime tracking: Update time-tracking systems to accurately monitor hours and overtime eligibility.

📙Oncore Resources: Navigating Right to Disconnect Rules

3. Workplace Safety for Contractors

• Conduct regular audits: Safety inspections and contractor inductions should be routinely updated.

• Safety training: Provide ongoing safety briefings and ensure contractors meet industry-specific compliance standards.

📙Oncore Resources: WH&S With Oncore: Contractor Workplace Safety Checklist

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4. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

• Review Privacy Policies: Update your agency's privacy practices in line with Australian Privacy Principles. See the Privacy Act (1988)

• Cybersecurity protocols: Conduct regular cybersecurity assessments and train staff on data handling best practices.

📙Oncore Resources: Data Privacy Best Practices

5. Taxation & Superannuation

• Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2: Ensure your payroll systems are compliant with STP reporting requirements.

• Contractor super obligations: Stay clear on your responsibilities for contractor superannuation contributions. There's an update to the Superannuation Guarantee on July 1st 2025, as well as 'Payday Super' in 2026. From 1 July 2026, employers will be required to pay their employees' super at the same time as their salary and wages

6. Upcoming Legislative Changes

• Monitor developments: Keep an eye on legislative announcements from Fair Work and the ATO, particularly changes due mid-2025.

• Proactive response: Plan early, attend compliance webinars, and subscribe to compliance alerts from trusted industry sources.

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