Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
{{Short description|Australian government department, 2022-}}
{{About|the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations formed in 2022|the 2001–2007 Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations|Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2001–2007)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
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| agency_name = Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
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| formed = {{start date|2022|07|01|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Administrative Order Arrangements |url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/administrative-arrangements-order-2022-06-01.pdf |website=Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=30 June 2022}}
| preceding1 = Department of Education, Skills and Employment
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| jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Australia
| minister1_name = Amanda Rishworth
| minister1_pfo = Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| minister2_name = Andrew Giles
| minister2_pfo = Minister for Skills and Training
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| chief1_name = Natalie James
| chief1_position = Secretary (2022–present)
| website = {{URL|https://dewr.gov.au}}
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The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (also called DEWR) is an Australian government department formed on 1 July 2022.
History
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022. It split the preceding Department of Education, Skills and Employment into the newly formed Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
= Preceding departments =
- Department of Labor and Immigration (12 June 1974 – 22 December 1975)
- Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (22 December 1975 – 5 December 1978)
- Department of Employment and Youth Affairs (5 December 1978 – 7 May 1982)
- Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (7 May 1982 – 24 July 1987)
- Department of Employment, Education and Training (24 July 1987 – 11 March 1996)
- Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (11 March 1996 – 21 October 1998)
- Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001)
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007)
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013)
- Department of Employment (18 September 2013 – 20 December 2017)
- Department of Jobs and Small Business (20 December 2017 – 29 May 2019)
- Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (29 May 2019 – 1 February 2020)
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment (1 February 2020 – 1 July 2022)
Operational activities
In an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 13 May 2025, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:{{cite web |url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/resource/download/aao-13-may-2025-signed.pdf |title=Administrative Arrangements Order - 13 May 2025 |website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia) |date=13 May 2025 |access-date=1 June 2025}}{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4|from this source=yes}}
- Employment policy, including employment services
- Labour market programmes for people of working age
- Co-ordination of labour market research
- Equal employment opportunity
- Work and family programmes
- Participation, activity test and compliance policy for participation payment recipients
- Work health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation
- Workplace relations policy development, advocacy and implementation
- Skills and vocational education policy regulation and programmes, including vocational education and training in schools
- Training, including apprenticeships and training and skills assessment services
- Training transitions policy and programmes
- Foundation skills for adults
- Careers policy and advice
See also
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References
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Category:Ministries established in 2022
Employment and Workplace Relations
Category:2022 establishments in Australia
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