When onboarding a new employee, Employers have the obligation to provide the new employee with the relevant Fair Work Information Statements, including:
1. Fair Work Information Statement (FWIS) – this must be given to every new employee before, or as soon as possible, after their commencement;
2. Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS) – this must be given to every new casual employee at the same time as the FWIS and again at other intervals throughout the course of the employee’s engagement; and
3. Fixed Term Contract Information Statement (FTCIS) – in addition to the FWIS, this must be provided to each employee entering into a fixed term employment contract.
The most current version of the relevant information statement should be provided to the new employee. Therefore, it’s important that the information statement is downloaded from the Fair Work Ombudsman Website at the relevant time. The information statement/s can be provided by mail, in person, by email, as a link to the information statement/s on the Fair Work Website, or on your business’ intranet site.
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