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.

Queensland Government Industry Partners Digital Graduate Program

Learn how your business could access a pool of digitally-qualified and screened graduates to employ on a one-year contract.

Assess your human resources health

Understand your business's human resources capabilities and find opportunities to improve your human resources health.

Start the human resources health check

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.
  • Last updated: 30 Nov 2022
  • Last reviewed: 28 Sep 2022