If you are engaging a support worker as an independent contractor, this article was written with you in mind. Equally, NDIS contractors with extra disability support work who are on the hunt for another set of NDIS-approved hands, this has also been written with you in mind.

Hiring an employee can be challenging at the best of times but even more so in the NDIS sector where there are additional checks involved. As someone who works in this field, you are likely to already have your hands full navigating the everyday management of your work and those you manage, so knowing the legally correct way to hire a support worker is essential to get right.

Let me tell you about the time I was offered the world’s worst collaboration……

It was 4 years ago. I had JUST launched my business (then called the Remote Expert) and the shining jewel in the crown of my new business was templates. Specifically remote work templates in a time when the world was very much not remote work focused.