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Help filling roles in your business

Finding good people is one of the hardest parts of running a small business. This page puts our workforce connection and the current safety, insurance and compensation resources in one place, so you can fill the role and look after the team you build.

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Work Initiatives

A direct line to people looking for work

The Hub connects local employers with Work Initiatives, in their own words a social enterprise connecting people, jobs, skills and migration to help close the skills gap in Australia. Employers can list roles and reach candidates through their online platform.

For Hunter businesses, Regional Partnerships Manager Lo Croiset is the person to talk to about listing a role or finding candidates locally.

Visit workinitiatives.com.au

Workplace resources

Insurance, safety and injury prevention

icare provides workers compensation insurance to NSW employers and publishes practical resources for the businesses it covers. These four pages are worth bookmarking once you have staff.

icare

Mobile Engagement Team events

Face to face and webinar events across the year, plus recordings of earlier webinars you can work through in your own time.

See the events
icare

Small business hub

A strong starting point for small business, covering premiums, safety, claims and education.

Open the hub
icare

Injury prevention resource hub

Templates and tools across risk management and injury prevention, plus workshops tailored to each business at no extra cost to policyholders.

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icare

Workers compensation reform FAQs

Answers for all businesses on the recent changes to workers compensation legislation.

Read the FAQs

Safety and compensation

Rebates, toolkits and the legislation

SafeWork NSW helps businesses meet their safety obligations, and SIRA regulates the workers compensation system in NSW. Between them, these three links cover the money, the method and the fine print.

NSW Government

$1,000 SafeWork small business rebate

Small businesses can claim a rebate of up to $1,000 towards items that improve workplace health and safety.

Check your eligibility
SafeWork NSW

Easy to do WHS toolkit

SafeWork's plain language 2025 toolkit, built to help small businesses understand and meet their WHS obligations.

Download the toolkit (PDF)
SIRA

Workers compensation information hub

Deeper detail on the legislation changes that took effect on 1 July 2026, suited to businesses that already know the basics of workers compensation.

Open the information hub

A member benefit

Workforce support comes with membership

Workforce support and advocacy sits on the Hub member benefit list, alongside referrals, reduced costs and networking. If people are the thing holding your business back, membership puts the Hub in your corner.

See what membership includes

Talk to us

Tell us about the role you need to fill

Send the details and our team will point you to the right contact and resources, whether that is Work Initiatives, a program or a person we know. If you would rather talk it through, call reception.