There are many resources online to help you recruit for and maintain a safe and harmonious workplace.
Recruiting staff
Find recruitment information from these organisations:
- Learn about hiring, training and trialling staff on the Workforce Australia website.
- Access free recruitment support to connect employers with people looking for work on the Jobs Victoria website.
- If you are an eligible employer, you can learn to hire, train and retain apprentices on the Australian Apprenticeships website.
- Access incentives for employers to host participants as they upskill and transition into a new digital career through the Victorian Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions website.
Occupational health and safety
There's a lot of useful information online about maintaining a safe and harmonious workplace. Here's a selection.
- Get information on workplace health and safety obligations on the WorkSafe Victoria website.
- Find resources to help you understand your obligations and rights on the Fair Work Ombudsman's Small Business website.
- Learn how to protect against the most common cyber security incidents on the Australian Cyber Security Centre website.
Dispute resolution
- Access dispute resolution and support for small and family businesses, and for organisations that help small and family businesses, on the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) website.
- Access a range of dispute resolution services on the Victorian Small Business Commission website.
Mental health and wellbeing support
You can find information on mental health services both local and national on our Counselling and mental health services page.
The following organisations can also offer support options:
- Find mental health and wellbeing support for sole traders, small businesses and employees on the Workplace Wellbeing page on the Business Victoria website.
- Access a free, guided self-help mental health coaching program, or find a range of resources to support mental health at work on the Beyond Blue website.
- Find personalised tools to support small business' mental health and wellbeing on the Ahead for Business website.
- Get practical resources for preventing mental injury in your workplace on the WorkWell Toolkit page on the WorkSafe Victoria website.
- Learn how to promote health and healthy behaviours at work on the Healthy Workplaces Achievement Program website.