workforce integration

Workforce integration is normally discussed as a systems problem. The version that carries risk is about people who are not on your payroll.

Contractors, labour hire workers, franchisee staff and volunteers frequently sit outside the HR system entirely. They are not assigned training, not covered by reporting routes, not included in completion reporting, and not visible when somebody asks how many people were on site.

Work health and safety duties are generally owed to workers in the broad sense rather than only to employees, so the obligation does not follow the payroll.

Practically that means one register covering everyone who works for you however they are engaged, induction and reporting routes available to all of them, and knowing what your suppliers require of their own people.

Safe Work Australia covers duties to all workers. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s labour management system and modern slavery course.