It's important to know your basic rights and entitlements as a worker and avoid being scammed by an unscrupulous employer.
This section provides info and tips about your rights as an employee and covers a range of work-related issues including dodgy job ads and employment scams, salary and wages, contracts, casual work, health and safety and dealing with workplace violence.
Update - On March 27 2008 the Federal Government made changes to current employment law as part of their new Industrial Relations policy. The industrial relations system is currently in transition as a result,. To find out how this new system might affect you and your employment rights, check out our Changes to the industrial relations system page.
Employment rights sections
- Employment Contracts, Industrial Awards & Workplace Agreements (AWA)
- Casual work
- WorkCover
- Helpful organisations
- Employment rights for under-15s
- Changes to the industrial relations system
- Losing your job unfairly
- What to do if you get sacked
- Getting paid the right amount
- Rights at work: Katie's story
- Gimme five - rights in an agreement
