NSW Industrial Relations is a division of the NSW Premier's Department with a straightforward purpose: making workplaces fair for everyone in New South Wales. It serves as the state's primary source of advice, policy and compliance information on employment and workplace matters.

For small business owners, it's a practical resource. NSW Industrial Relations covers the rules that affect you day to day — long service leave, public holidays, pay entitlements, starting work and industry-specific obligations across sectors like building and construction, transport and local government. It also offers online training, conducts workplace audits and takes enforcement action where laws are broken.

When workplace laws change, NSW Industrial Relations is where you go to understand what those changes mean in practice. Whether you're trying to get leave calculations right, navigate a compliance question or understand your obligations as an employer, it's a free, authoritative starting point — reachable by phone on 131 628.