Free workplace templates for Australian businesses
Download 125+ free, editable templates for rostering, time and attendance, payroll and HR — built for Australian small and medium businesses. Excel, Google Sheets and PDF, with no signup required.
Browse templatesThese templates reflect Australian workplace standards, Fair Work principles and Modern Award practice at the time of publication. They are provided as a general guide to adapt for your business and are not legal advice. It does not constitute legal, HR, or professional advice and should not be relied on as a substitute for advice specific to your business, workforce, or circumstances.
What workplace templates does a small business need?
Running a team means juggling rosters, timesheets, pay runs and a stack of HR documents. At a minimum, most Australian small businesses need a way to schedule staff, record hours, prepare payroll and document their workplace policies — from employment basics through to conduct, leave and safety.
This library brings all of that together in free template collections covering the whole employee lifecycle: job description templates for hiring, roster templates for scheduling, time & attendance templates for tracking hours, award & payroll templates for pay runs, and HR templates for policies and forms. Every template is editable, free and written for hospitality, retail, healthcare and other Australian industries.
Templates are a great starting point — and when spreadsheets stop scaling, rostering software and HR software automate the same work and keep everything in one place.
Browse the free template libraries
Free libraries covering the whole employee lifecycle — from hiring and rostering to payroll and HR
Free roster templates
Editable staff rosters and shift schedules for Excel, Google Sheets and PDF — weekly, fortnightly, monthly and rotating formats.
Read moreFree time & attendance templates
Timesheets, attendance registers and staff hours trackers, ready to print or edit for accurate record-keeping and pay.
Read moreFree award & payroll templates
Payroll preparation, reconciliation and award-compliance checklists to run an accurate, Fair Work-aligned pay run.
Read moreFree HR templates
Workplace policies, forms and HR documents — conduct, leave, WHS, performance and onboarding — for any Australian workplace.
Read moreFree HR forms
Ready-to-use leave applications, incident reports, performance reviews and other everyday HR forms for your team.
Read moreFree job description templates
148 award-aligned job description templates across hospitality, retail, health care, logistics and more — ready-to-edit PDFs for hiring.
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Free roster templates
Weekly, monthly and rotating staff rosters in Excel, Google Sheets and PDF — our most-downloaded library.
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100+ workplace policies and forms covering conduct, leave, performance, safety and onboarding.
Browse HR templatesFree online roster tool
Build and share a staff roster online for free — no spreadsheet required.
Try the toolFree workforce calculators
Payroll cost, overtime, labour-cost percentage and more — free calculators for Australian businesses.
Explore free toolsHelpful guides & resources
Put these templates to work with step-by-step guides for Australian businesses.
Templates by industry
Tailored for the Australian industries we serve.
Why these templates matter
Clear documents save time and reduce mistakes. A reusable roster keeps shifts consistent, accurate timesheets protect you at the next pay run, and written HR policies demonstrate due diligence and compliance with Fair Work requirements.
Using the same template formats across your team also makes record-keeping easier to audit and hand over as you grow. For the bigger picture, see our employment law guides and the Fair Work Act glossary entry — then layer in the right templates for your stage.
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Free templates FAQ
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Yes. All 125+ templates are 100% free to download and use, with no signup required. They are provided to help Australian businesses manage rostering, timekeeping, payroll and HR.
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Roster, timesheet and payroll templates are provided as editable Excel and Google Sheets files (with printable PDF versions). HR policies and forms are provided as editable documents you can adapt to your workplace.
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Yes. The templates are written for Australian small and medium businesses, with references to Fair Work, Modern Awards and local record-keeping practice. Always review and adapt each template to your own circumstances and current legislation.
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No. Download, edit and use the templates freely within your business. They are a starting point — adapt the wording and branding to suit your own workplace.
Before you download
General information only — not legal advice
This document is a general HR template provided for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice and may not reflect the latest changes in legislation or apply to every workplace situation. RosterElf Pty Ltd and the template provider accept no liability for any loss arising from reliance on this document. Users should seek independent legal advice and customise the template to ensure it complies with all relevant laws, awards and workplace requirements.