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Fair Work Information Statements - Australian Government

Description

Employers must give every new employee one or more information statements when they start work.

All new employees must receive the Fair Work Information Statement, regardless of their employment type.

If the employee is:

  • a casual, they must also receive the Casual Employment Information Statement
  • employed for a fixed term, they must also receive the Fixed Term Contract Information Statement.

The Casual Employment Information Statement must also be provided at set times throughout an employee’s employment.

Service type

Regulatory Obligation

An obligation defined in law. A business must comply with relevant services.

Duration

Ongoing

Fees

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Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

You do not need to pay any fees.

Act(s) name

Fair Work Act 2009 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Fair Work Regulations 2009 Australian Government

Application process

Apply

You may provide the statement by:

  • giving it personally to the employee
  • posting it to the employee
  • emailing it, or a direct electronic link, to the employee
  • faxing it to the employee
  • another method that meets the requirements.

It is recommended that the employer retain details of how the statement was provided to each employee.

Administering agency

Fair Work Ombudsman

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.