A Guide for Young Workers
A best practice guide for young workers
Looking for your first job or a new job? This can be an exciting time.
To help ensure you get a proper deal when you start your job, it is important to find out about your rights and entitlements and what responsibilities you may have in the workplace.
This Best Practice Guide explains:
• things you need to know about your employment conditions
• things you need to know before you start work
• things you need to know when you start work
• what protections you have against harassment and discrimination
• union membership, and
• the importance of workplace health and safety.
There is also a checklist and some helpful hints at the end of this guide.
This guide illustrates what best practice is when it comes to getting your first job. For specific information regarding your minimum legal entitlements and obligations, contact the organisations listed under the ‘For more information’ section at the end of this guide.
Am I allowed to work?
Some state and territory governments have minimum age restrictions about when you can get a job and when you are allowed to work. To find out whether any restrictions apply to you, contact the relevant government department in your state or territory. You can find their contact details under the ‘For more information’ section at the end of this guide.
What are my employment conditions?
When you accept a job you will agree to work for your employer under certain terms and conditions. Generally, those terms and conditions will be set out verbally, in a letter of offer, or instrument such as an enterprise agreement or an award. While there are a number of documents that can set out the terms and conditions of your employment, most of them are likely to be set out in an award or instrument that applies to you. Visit www.fairwork.gov.au or contact the Fair Work Infoline on 13 13 94 for information on what award or enterprise agreement
Looking for your first job or a new job? This can be an exciting time.
To help ensure you get a proper deal when you start your job, it is important to find out about your rights and entitlements and what responsibilities you may have in the workplace.
This Best Practice Guide explains:
• things you need to know about your employment conditions
• things you need to know before you start work
• things you need to know when you start work
• what protections you have against harassment and discrimination
• union membership, and
• the importance of workplace health and safety.
There is also a checklist and some helpful hints at the end of this guide.
This guide illustrates what best practice is when it comes to getting your first job. For specific information regarding your minimum legal entitlements and obligations, contact the organisations listed under the ‘For more information’ section at the end of this guide.
Am I allowed to work?
Some state and territory governments have minimum age restrictions about when you can get a job and when you are allowed to work. To find out whether any restrictions apply to you, contact the relevant government department in your state or territory. You can find their contact details under the ‘For more information’ section at the end of this guide.
What are my employment conditions?
When you accept a job you will agree to work for your employer under certain terms and conditions. Generally, those terms and conditions will be set out verbally, in a letter of offer, or instrument such as an enterprise agreement or an award. While there are a number of documents that can set out the terms and conditions of your employment, most of them are likely to be set out in an award or instrument that applies to you. Visit www.fairwork.gov.au or contact the Fair Work Infoline on 13 13 94 for information on what award or enterprise agreement