| Agency Name: | Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business |
| Formed: | 21 October 1998 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business |
| Dissolved: | 26 November 2001 |
| Superseding: | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Peter Reith |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1998–2001) |
| Minister2 Name: | Tony Abbott |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (2001) |
| Chief1 Name: | Peter Shergold |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and November 2001.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.