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Child Employment

Child Employment Laws

Working children under 15 years of age are covered by Victorian child employment laws. Find out more.

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Workforce Participation

Find out about our workforce participation programs helping Victorians into work.

Long Service Leave

Long Service Leave

Long service leave is a longstanding entitlement for Australian employees. The Long Service Leave Act 1992 sets out arrangements for long service leave in Victoria. Learn more about your entitlements.

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Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors

Find out about prescribed business practices in Victoria.

 

About Victorian Industrial Relations

Victoria is part of the nation industrial relations system.  Find out more.

Information for Employers

Workplace change and flexibility, codes of best practice, enterprise bargaining agreements, equal opportunity, Health and Safety, Long Service Leave Entitlements and the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act. 

Information for Employees

Employing children, Equal Opportunity, Health and Safety, legislation, Long Service Leave Entitlements and Outworkers.

Working Families Program

The Government has a comprehensive work and family balance web-portal covering issues such as pregnancy and work, pay equity, part-time employment, flexible work arrangements and the legal rights and obligations of parents, carers and employers.

Better Performing Workplaces

Information on strategies for managing change and introducing cooperative workplace ventures that result in high-performance organisations.

Public Sector Employment

Overview of public sector employment in Victoria with links to further information about conditions of employment, Government employment policies and contact details for further assistance.

Overseas Qualification Unit

The Overseas Qualifications Unit helps skilled migrants establish their careers in Victoria.

Aboriginal Employment

Under the federal 'Closing the Gap' target, the State Government has committed itself to halving the gap in employment outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians within a decade

Workforce Participation

Workforce Participation (formerly Employment Programs) manages a range of local and international initiatives that are giving Victorian industries and employers access to a skilled and flexible workforce so that their businesses can thrive.  

Contact Us

Useful contacts for further Industrial Relations information.

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Who Can Help

Workforce Victoria
Advice on long service leave entitlements or employing children in Victoria
1800 287 287

Information on workforce participation programs and the Overseas Qualification Unit
1800 110 109

Other
For all other industrial relations queries please contact your relevant employer organisation, union or the Federal Government's Fair Work Infoline
13 13 94

News

Refugee Minor Employment Program
A new program has been launched to assist unaccompanied humanitarian minors, 18 years and under, gain work. Find out more

New Owner Driver Rates and Cost Schedules
The 2010 cost schedules can be downloaded here

New Forestry Contractor Rates and Cost Schedules
The 2010 cost schedules can be downloaded here

External Links

Ethical Purchasing Policy - Mandatory Safety Net for Nominated Sectors
(vgpb.vic.gov.au)
Find out about the State Government's purchasing policy to protect workers in nominated vulnerable sectors

Live in Victoria
(liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au)
A range of support services and resources are available to assist Victorian employers to access global talent and navigate Australia's skilled migration program.

ways2work
(ways2work.business.vic.gov.au) Tips about work and family balance for job seekers, employees and employers, including details about family responsibilities and equal opportunity laws


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