Hiring and recruitment
Find information, tips and resources to help you:
- run a fair recruitment process
- find and hire the right people to help your business succeed
- meet your legal obligations.
Finding and hiring staff
Find tips, templates and a step-by-step guide for a successful recruiting process that meets legal requirements.
Hiring contractors, freelancers or consultants
Learn the differences between freelancers, contractors and consultants and how they differ from employees.
Employing apprentices and trainees
Employing an apprentice or trainee may be beneficial for your business and the broader industry. Find out about employing apprentices and trainees.
Employing mature age workers
Learn how to recruit and retain mature age workers for your business. Find financial support for employing mature age workers.
Hiring staff from overseas
Find information if you're looking to hire staff from overseas, including requirements for hiring skilled migrants and obtaining the correct visa.
Employing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Learn about incentives and opportunities for employing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in your Queensland business.
Employing children
Read about the laws and regulations for employing children in Queensland.
Back to Work program
The Back to Work program provides multiple funding and support opportunities to employers, jobseekers and industry.
Assess your human resources health
Understand your business's human resources capabilities and find opportunities to improve your human resources health.
Tools and resources
Find more information on human resources and employment support for your small business.
Support for employers
Find support for Queensland employers to hire jobseekers and manage their workforce.
Human resources templates
Use our human resources and employment templates to help you employ and manage staff.
Back to Work – for employers
The Back to Work program provides multiple funding and support opportunities to employers, jobseekers and industry.