New Starter Pack Checklist

NEW STARTER PACK CHECKLIST

Employee: ✓Employee name, employment type: Employment type, start date: Start date.

1. FAIR WORK INFORMATION STATEMENT (FWIS) 1.1. Issued on: Fair Work Information Statement (FWIS) issued on. Mandatory for every new employee before or as soon as possible after their start date (s 125 Fair Work Act 2009). Use the current version published at fairwork.gov.au — the Fair Work Ombudsman updates it, typically around 1 July each year.

2. CASUAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION STATEMENT (CEIS) 2.1. Issued on (casual employees only): Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS) issued on. Must also be reissued periodically — see the separate CEIS re-issue reminder record.

3. TAX FILE NUMBER (TFN) DECLARATION 3.1. Status: Tax File Number (TFN) declaration status. Date: TFN declaration date. An employee must provide a TFN declaration (or advise they have applied for or declined a TFN) within 28 days of starting, or the Employer must withhold tax at the top marginal rate.

4. SUPERANNUATION 4.1. Status: Superannuation standard choice form status. Date: Super choice / stapled fund request date. If the employee does not choose a fund, the Employer must request their "stapled" super fund details from the ATO before contributing to a default fund. Superannuation Guarantee contributions are payable on ordinary time earnings at the current statutory rate.

5. PAY AND CONTACT DETAILS 5.1. Bank details for pay received: Bank details for pay received. 5.2. Emergency contact: Emergency contact on file.

6. RIGHT TO WORK 6.1. Right to work (VEVO) check. Check date: VEVO check date. Employers can face significant penalties under the Migration Act 1958 for allowing a person without a valid working right to work.

COMPLETED BY ______________ DATE ______________

— — — ⚠️ This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Australian workplace, consumer-protection, food safety, and work health & safety law combines uniform federal rules (Fair Work Act 2009, the National Employment Standards, the applicable Modern Award, the Australian Consumer Law) with state- and territory-specific rules that this template flags with ⚠️ but does not resolve for you — have it reviewed and adapted by a lawyer before use, check the current Fair Work Ombudsman resources at fairwork.gov.au (including free official templates and the P.A.C.T. pay calculator), and confirm the Modern Award classification and minimum pay rate in force on the date of use (rates change every 1 July).