RemoFirst

Employer of Record (EOR) in

Australia

Ready to employ talent in Australia?

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

Language(s)

Currency

AUD

Capital

Canberra

Population

27.5 M

Public holidays

7 (varies by state)

VAT

10%

Contract Types

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

DEFAULT

Indefinite contract

Default. Full National Employment Standards protections incl. notice, redundancy pay and unfair dismissal rights

REGULATED USE

Permitted but generally capped at 2 years including renewals (since Dec 2023), otherwise converts to permanent.

Employment basics

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

WORKING HOURS

38 hrs/week

NES cap is 38 hrs plus reasonable additional hours; overtime rates (150-200%) set by awards

PROBATION PERIOD

6 months max

Unfair dismissal protection applies after 6 months (12 for small business); 1 week notice applies even during probation

13TH / 14TH SALARY

Not Required

JOB TITLE REGULATIONS

Regulated

Company directors, officers and roles requiring Australian licensing or security clearances generally cannot be hired under the EOR model

Taxes & employment costs

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

12% superannuation guarantee (retirement) on ordinary time earnings, plus state payroll tax (~4.85-6.85% above thresholds) and workers' compensation premiums

EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS

No separate employee social security contributions; progressive income tax plus 2% Medicare levy withheld via PAYG, varies by income.

On top of 12% super (payable each payday from 1 July 2026), employers face state payroll tax of ~4.85-6.85% above thresholds, plus workers' compensation premiums.

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Leave entitlements

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

Type

Duration

Pay During Leave

Annual leave

20 days

100%

Maternity leave

26 weeks (govt-paid; unpaid leave available to 12 mo)

Min wage rate (govt-funded)

Paternity leave

Up to 12 months unpaid (shared NES entitlement)

Min wage rate (shared, govt-funded)

Sick leave (days 1-3)

Days 1-3

100% (employer, from accrued personal leave)

Days 4-20

100% (employer) until accrued leave exhausted

(Days 21+)

Unpaid once accrual exhausted; job-protected up to 3 months

Special Leave

2 days per occasion (paid)

Compassionate leave

10 days per year (paid)

Family & domestic violence leave

Up to 10 days make-up pay (jury)

Community service leave (jury duty)

~8.67 weeks after 10 years (varies by state)

Long service leave

Benefits

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

Statutory Benefits

In addition to statutory leave, employees are entitled to the following statutory benefits:

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

Employers are required to make superannuation guarantee contributions of 12% on behalf of their employees, while broader welfare is tax-funded. Benefits derived from these arrangements are:

Retirement income (superannuation)
Medicare public healthcare
Government Paid Parental Leave
Workers' compensation via mandatory employer insurance

WORKPLACE INJURY PROTECTION

Employers must hold workers' compensation insurance under the relevant state or territory scheme, covering medical costs and income replacement for work-related injury or illness.

SEVERANCE PAY

Redundancy pay under the National Employment Standards ranges from 4 to 16 weeks' base pay depending on years of service, in addition to notice. Small businesses with fewer than 15 employees are generally exempt.

13TH SALARY

There is no 13th-month salary in Australia and it is not customary; remuneration is typically an annual salary plus 12% superannuation.

Termination & notice

Here's what you need to know about their employment laws, taxes, termination rules, and more. And many companies choose to work with an Employer of Record in Australia to stay compliant from day one.

Scenario

Severance

Unfair dismissal

Fair Work Commission: reinstatement or up to 26 weeks' pay (capped)

Objective / fair dismissal

4-16 weeks' redundancy pay by tenure (15+ staff), plus notice

During probation

1 week's notice.

After probation

1-4 weeks by tenure (+1 week if over 45 with 2+ yrs service)

Accrued untaken annual leave (and long service leave where applicable) must be paid out on termination.

Content last reviewed Oct 2026. Employment laws change fast, always verify critical hiring decisions, and talk to our team of international experts.

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Hiring in Australia FAQ

How RemoFirst employs in Australia

It can be prohibitively expensive to establish an entity in every country you want to hire talent in Australia, so RemoFirst will hire and pay your employee on your behalf while you manage their daily duties. RemoFirst will handle formal HR procedures and employment contracts that adhere to local laws, so that you can simply approve invoices via our platform. When you work with an Employer of Record (EOR) you can compliantly hire the best employees around the world.

How employees in Australia get paid

Your employee's hours, time off, holidays, bonuses, and commissions are automatically calculated into payroll. RemoFirst will invoice you in either US Dollars (USD), Euros (EUR), British Pounds (GBP), Canadian Dollars (CAD), Australian Dollars (AUD), or Singapore Dollars (SGD) around the 15th of each month to make sure your employees are paid on time. To make it even easier, you can summarize your entire global team's salaries to aggregate them into one payment (instead of many individual payments).

Full-time Employees vs Global Contractors

Unlike full-time employees, contractors work on projects with multiple companies at a given time and are technically self-employed. Full-time employees are solely focused on their employer and usually receive benefits (such as health insurance, equity or stock options, and time off) as an additional form of compensation. While it can be cheaper to work with international contractors instead of paying benefits to a full-time employee, you run the risk of misclassification. It's recommended to work with an EOR for contractor onboarding and payments, so you can know that your international contractors are paid compliantly and on time.

Dependable support for employees

Whenever the employee or employer has a question about, or anything else related to international employment, they can speak with our customer support team to get answers from our team of experts.

More than once, I have had a need or request that was answered not just with a fix, but with a permanent improvement of my service. They go out of their way to give me even better than I ask for, without extra charges. RemoFirst makes it as uncomplicated as possible to have employees in multiple countries. This is a great blessing to our business.

Kenny S.

Co-CEO

Blomberg Music Productions

RemoFirst is an amazing platform, everything is extremely user friendly and easy to use compared to other tools that I have been using in the past. Inna and the team were on point and replying to my questions in a more than timely manner as well as making our life super easy! Great people and platform, I'll highly recommend it to my network.

Hugo D.

Business Ops & Strategy Manager

Aflorithmic

EORs can be really, really complex and there is so many different grey areas involved. But working with RemoFirst, they're able to make things clear and concise. It's been a fantastic relationship and they partner really well with all the teams that need to be involved in our hiring process.

Leanne T.

Manager of HR Business Operations

PandaDoc

RemoFirst enables us to compliantly hire and manage employees in countries where we lack an entity, saving time and costs as we scale Creatio globally. They offered the best pricing among all EORs we considered, and the setup process was smooth despite our many questions. The team has been kind and attentive, and the platform is easy to navigate. We’re excited to have completed our onboarding and to be working with RemoFirst!

Olivia H.

Global HR Manager

Creatio

RemoFirst helps to increase flexibility in the hiring process to ensure remote teams can be successfully onboarded anywhere in the world. Customer service is quick to respond to any queries. Positive onboarding experience. Would recommend to others. Makes hiring smooth and hassle free for remote workers.

Emma T.

Program Lead EMEA

Trust Lab

RemoFirst ensure to provide an easy and smooth transaction in hiring remote workers across the globe; they will take care of all the nitty gritty part of hiring remote workers without having an entity in a country. They also provide a reasonable pricing that is also appropriate for a startup. What I liked most about RemoFirst is their customer service! Special kudos to our account manager, Victor, who has consistently provided us with speedy and prompt responses from initial contact up to now.

G-Anne B.

Recruiter

Portcast

RemoFirst enables me to work remotely and stay compliant in my home country. It’s also very helpful for submitting and managing expenses, making it a great addition to my primary HR platform with its admin features. The platform is simple, intuitive, and easy to navigate, with more than adequate functionality for getting things done efficiently.

Martin P.

Head of Marketing

BetVictor

“We had an entity that was located in a different country that wanted to hire members in the US without affecting the tax status, having RemoFirst help out by being the EOR was the best solution. The setup of the EOR was very easy and we had a dedicated account manger the entire time. Having a dedicated account manager made resolving issues simpler than it would have been otherwise. Nice touch!”

Weston M.

Financial Controller

Truffle Ventures

When we were first looking into partnerships to support our remote team, the complexity and options were overwhelming. RemoFirst was patient and explained how things work, often answering questions that I know were outside of what they technically do. This made me feel informed as a business owner and showed how the team goes above and beyond. Our team members who we've hired using our Remofirst partnership had glowing things to say about the experience.

Rachel W.

CEO

Vinebase

I had some details to be clarified with the contract, but the staff was very helpful in helping me sort it out. Also, the laptop delivery arranged by RemoFirst was a breeze! The device arrived the next day!