Free HR Tools for Australian Employers
These interactive tools help you assess compliance, calculate entitlements, and identify gaps in your HR framework. Each tool is built by Brookvale HR Solutions using current legislative requirements under the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards, and WHS legislation. Every tool is free to use. Some provide instant results. Others deliver the result to your inbox after you enter your email address.
Find the Right Support
Four tools to help you match Brookvale's commercial support to your situation. Retainer sizing, cost comparison, training needs, and the investigation decision tree.
Retainer Plan Recommender
Answer 5 questions about your business size, HR activity, and support needs. Get a recommended retainer level with indicative monthly pricing.
HR Cost Comparison Calculator
Compare the annual cost of outsourced HR support through Brookvale HR Solutions against a full-time internal hire. Instant side-by-side output.
Training Needs Assessment
Identify management training gaps across your leadership team. Output includes a recommended program matched to the gaps flagged.
Investigation Decision Tree
Received a complaint? Follow the decision tree to determine whether informal resolution, triage, or a formal workplace investigation is the right response.
Quick Calculators
Entitlement maths, done properly. Each calculator uses current NES rates and flags where an award or enterprise agreement may override the default.
Redundancy Pay Calculator
Calculate NES redundancy pay entitlements based on years of continuous service. Includes the small business exemption check and award/enterprise agreement warnings.
Notice Period Calculator
Calculate minimum notice periods including the over-45 provision and payment in lieu of notice. Output includes the award or enterprise agreement warning.
Recruitment Cost Calculator
Compare agency recruitment fees against the Brookvale fixed coordination-fee model. Salary in, instant comparison out.
Compliance Checks
Short self-assessments across the highest-risk areas of Australian employment and WHS law. Each one flags the specific gaps to address.
Positive Duty Compliance Checker
Assess your compliance with the AHRC's 7 positive duty standards under the Sex Discrimination Act. Output flags any missing standards.
Psychosocial Risk Quick Assessment
An 8-question assessment covering the key psychosocial hazards in your workplace. Radar chart output shows your risk profile across the hazard categories.
Right to Disconnect Readiness Check
Assess whether your business is compliant with the right to disconnect provisions under the Fair Work Act. Output flags policy and contract gaps.
Underpayment Risk Indicator
4 questions to assess your exposure to wage compliance risk, including award classification and overtime obligations.
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