FREE RESOURCES PAGE

Welcome to the TANDI resource page

Below is list of categories of forms and resources that will assist your business.

You are permitted as a customer of TANDI to download a copy of the documents and retain them on computers used in your business for any legitimate or proper purpose of conducting your business.

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HR links

Fair Work Commission – https://www.fwc.gov.au/

The Fair Work Commission is Australia’s National Workplace Relations Tribunal

It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions including:

  • Providing a safety net of minimum conditions, including minimum wages in awards.
  • Facilitating good faith bargaining and making enterprise agreements
  • Resolving a range of workplace disputes
  • Regulation of industrial action

Fair Work Ombudsman – https://www.fairwork.gov.au/

The Fair Work Ombudsman is an independent statutory office with the main role to:

  • Promote harmonious, productive and cooperative workplace relations
  • Ensure compliance with Australian workplace laws

They offering free information and advice about workplace rights and obligations and should be your first port of call to find out things like the following:

Wages and penalty rates for employees – Use the FWA Pay Calculator to work out pay rates, penalties and allowances for your employees

Employee Entitlements – Find out information and rules on worker’s entitlements such as hours of work, how often they have to have a break etc.

National Employment Standards (NES) – read up on the 10 minimum employment entitlements that have to be provided to all employees in Australia.

Pay slips & record-keeping  – Find out about your legal record-keeping and pay slip obligations here

FWA templates & guides – Great resources that can help you in the workplace including:

  • Record Keeping
  • Rosters / Timesheet Templates
  • Managing Performance
  • Termination

 

WHS Links

Useful links pertaining to Safety matters

 

TANDI strive to keep you informed of any major changes to legislation. However, you should frequently check with your State or Territory’s designated Safety Authority to ensure ongoing compliance of your specific workplace activity.

 

You should also contact your State or Territory Safety Authority for information and advice on:

  • Complying with Work Health and Safety laws.
  • Reporting a workplace incident.
  • Renewing or applying for licences.
  • Workers’ compensation claims.
  • Registering plant and plant designs.

 

Here are the links:

 

QLD https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au

NSW http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

VIC http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/

TAS http://www.worksafe.tas.gov.au

SA http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/

WA http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe

NT http://www.worksafe.nt.gov.au/

ACT http://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health_safety

 

 

Safe Work Australia

 

Safe Work Australia the nation’s peak government agency for workplace safety and works to coordinate and develop national policy and strategies as well as assist with the implementation of model work health and safety legislation in Australia.

Code of Practice

Code of Practice is a practical guide to achieve the standards of health and safety required under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and model WHS Regulations. Codes of Practice provide duty holders with guidance on effective ways to manage work health and safety risks.

 

Duty Holders

Everyone has a role to play to ensure that health and safety is a priority in the workplace – Information is available for each of the duty holders here:

Note: PCBU or ‘Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking’ is the legal entity operating a business or undertaking. A PCBU may be an individual person (sole operator) or an organisation.

 

PCBUs Duty of Care

Officer’s Duty of Care

Worker’s Duty of Care

Safe Work Procedures Template

This practical template will help you produce a safe work procedure for job tasks and may assist you in relation to your overall Work Health and Safety Management.

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Risk priority chart

The Risk Priority Chart is a way of ranking risks in terms of their priorities, based on the principle that a risk has two primary dimensions:
•    Likelihood (how likely is an event to occur) and:
•    Consequences:  (level of impact if the event occur based on critical factors such as health, human life and cost)

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Tool Box Talk Meetings

Toolbox Talks are an excellent way of allowing open consultation within any business structure and a practical way to raise workers’ awareness of specific safety issues.
This document contains instructions, a meeting form template and a long list of common topics for consideration.

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WHS Meetings & Minutes Form

Every business should have regular and documented safety meetings
The form includes WHS Meeting Objectives, Aims and Suggested Discussion Topics

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Building Evacuation Template

Having an evacuation map is not just a good idea, it’s required by law and must be in a specific format. Use this Building Evacuation Template and create your own.

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Emergency Contact Numbers list

Employee Medical Log

Establishing Fire & Evacuation Procedures Specific to your Business

A simple but effective checklist to help you be compliant with the legal duty to establish Fire and Evacuation Procedures for your workplace

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Risk Management Form

Once you have identified a risk at the workplace, you need to action it. This form will make simple work out the process and help you towards legal compliance.

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Risk Management Poster

This poster explains the ‘’Hierarchy of Control’, which is a list of control measures, in priority order, that must be used when you have identified hazards in your workplace.

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How to write a killer job advert

Learn how to get your job advertisement noticed by your ideal candidates among a tsunami of information.  ‘How to write a killer job advert’ is an informative guide & template, providing you with key points to communicate as well as layout and highlight options.

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Fair Dismissal - Info sheet

This information sheet outlines a basic dismissal process that is; compliant with relevant legislation and in accordance with the principles of natural justice, based on current best practice and procedural fairness

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Employee Satisfaction Survey

Most of us have participated in an Employee Satisfaction Survey, but have you ever conducted one? This template will assist you in the process of engaging and retaining valued staff.

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150+ Sample Interview Questions

This categorised list of interview questions are designed to probe for answers describing the personality profile and skill level that will “fit” within your work environment.

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Workforce Planning Document

This template provides you with a tool for collecting information and structuring a workforce plan. It also highlights the types of information you need to include for decision making.

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Training register

A training register keeps record of attendance in one place, allowing you to confirm staff have received the required training, license expiry dates and upcoming training dates

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Reference Check Form - Entry level Personnel

This Reference Check Template provides a comprehensive set of structured questions designed to acquire an accurate detailed picture of a candidates past performance, skills and abilities

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Reference Check - Management

This Reference Check Template is suitable for senior and management personnel and includes behavioural questions designed to acquire an accurate picture of your prospective new employees’ past performance, skills and abilities

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Recruitment Process Check List

The Recruitment Process Check List is designed to streamline your recruitment process, producing a consistent, efficient and detailed process from start to finish, every time.

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Disciplinary action procedures - Step by step

By using an organised, step-by-step approach and guidance notes, you will be able to navigate around this minefield with the comfort of knowing that you have covered the issues that often cause disputes and expensive legal action.


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