New Website Notice
NSW Industrial Relations is moving to a new website from January 2025. Visit the new site at www.nsw.gov.au/industrialrelations
At NSW Industrial Relations, we help the community understand workplace rights and responsibilities. We work with stakeholders to ensure compliance with workplace laws. We offer online training, workplace audits, and information to employers and employees. Our work includes:
- Helping with information about your rights at work.
- Doing workplace audits and targeted industry campaigns.
- Taking legal action if workplace laws are broken.
- Giving information and advice on how employers and employees can keep up with changes in NSW workplace laws.
Important Notice - Shutdown period
NSW Industrial Relations will be unavailable to respond to enquiries from 21 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.
We welcome your enquiries during business hours outside these dates.
Covered by NSW Industrial Relations
NSW IR promotes compliance with industrial legislation, workplace reform in NSW and leads industrial relations reform in the NSW public sector.
On 5 June the Minister for Industrial Relations (the Hon Sophie Cotsis) and the Treasurer (the Hon Daniel Mookhey) announced the establishment of an Industrial Relations Taskforce.
Getting workers’ entitlements right - including Long Service Leave - is vital to avoid non-compliance with industrial laws that may result in legal action and reputational damage.
A Taxi Owner was prosecuted for failing to keep three different types of records required to be kept by bailors.
The focal point of this seminar was an introductory exploration of the diverse negotiation styles that can be used in public sector industrial relations.
Industrial Relations Minister Sophie Cotsis has halted the former Coalition Government’s paused review of Industrial Relations Guidelines.
Introducing IRIS, our new Digital Long Service Leave Assistant
IRIS is our new Digital Long Service Leave Assistant, she's here to help you navigate our website and lead you in the right direction regarding your Long Service Leave Enquiry.
Click on the button on the bottom right of the page to start a chat!
Taxi Industry eLearning Module
NSW Industrial Relations has created an eLearning Module to help the Taxi Industry get a better understanding of the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination 1984. This easy to follow eLearning Module will take approximately 10-15 minutes for you to complete, providing you with a easy to understand overview of the Determination.
Your quick essential guide to Long Service Leave
Created by NSW Industrial Relations, save time by learning the essentials with our quick, interactive online eModule.