Section 125 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Giving new employees the Fair Work Information Statement

(1) An employer must give each employee the Fair Work Information Statement before, or as soon as practicable after, the employee starts employment.

(2) Subsection (1) does not require the employer to give the employee the Statement more than once in any 12 months.

Note: This is relevant if the employer employs the employee more than once in the 12 months.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 122 — Transfer of employment situations that affect the obligation to pay redundancy pay
s 123 — Limits on scope of this Division
s 124 — Fair Work Ombudsman to prepare and publish Fair Work Information Statement
s 125A — Fair Work Ombudsman to prepare and publish Casual Employment Information Statement
s 125B — Giving employees the Casual Employment Information Statement
s 126 — Modern awards and enterprise agreements may provide for school‑based apprentices and trainees to be paid loadings in lieu

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