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. Every tool shows you a result on screen. Some of the detailed assessments ask for your email to unlock the full breakdown and a PDF copy.
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.
Final Pay Calculator
Calculate gross final pay: outstanding wages, annual leave payout with loading, and payment in lieu of notice. Flags Modern Award and Enterprise Agreement warnings.
Long Service Leave Calculator (QLD)
Calculate Queensland long service leave, current accrual or termination payout, including the 7-to-10-year pro-rata rules and long-serving casual entitlements.
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.
Casual Conversion Eligibility Check
Free five-question check for casual conversion eligibility under the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Act 2024. General guidance only, not a formal determination.
Free Guides & Templates
Practical templates and guides, free to download. Each one is built for Australian employers and sits alongside the tool or guide it supports.
File Note Template
A free template for documenting workplace conversations, structured around the procedural fairness expectations the Fair Work Commission tests for.
Performance Management Decision Guide
A structured approach to managing underperformance, mapped to the procedural standards the Fair Work Commission expects.
Onboarding Compliance Checklist
A four-stage checklist covering Before First Day, First Day, First Week, and First Month onboarding obligations.
Employee Handbook Checklist
A checklist of what every employee handbook should cover, from workplace policies to the legal must-haves.
Termination Process Checklist
The steps to work through before ending someone's employment, covering fair process, evidence, notice, and final pay.
New Starter Documentation List
A checklist of everything to have ready before a new employee's first day, from the signed contract to policy sign-offs and IT access.
Probation Management Guide
How to run a probation period properly, including check-in timing, what to document, and how to confirm, extend, or end employment within the period.
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