When you work in Australia it is important to understand your pay, rights and responsibilities. Knowing how workplaces operate can help you feel confident, be treated fairly and succeed at work.
Tax and superannuation
Learn how income tax works and how superannuation helps you save money for retirement while working in Australia.
Tax and superannuation (Fair Work)
Read information about tax and superannuation.
Working as an employee
Read information about what tax applies to different employee payments and what to do when you leave your job or the workforce.
Superannuation information (Australian Taxation Office)
Read information about superannuation.
Superannuation information (Legal Aid NSW)
Read information about superannuation.
Workplace rights and responsibilities
Understand your rights at work, including pay, conditions and protections, as well as your responsibilities as an employee in Australia.
Read information about workplace rights and responsibilities.
Read information about working safely in NSW.
Read information about employment conditions.
Read information about your rights relating to notice periods, final pay, redundancy entitlements, unfair dismissal protections, and more.
Read information about the role of unions and employer associations.
Use this page to find registered employer associations, unions and enterprise unions.
Read information about employment in Australia from the Australian Cultural Orientation Program.
Read information about the Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) Program, which is offered to Refugee and Special Humanitarian Program entrants over the age of five years, prior to their departure for Australia.
Read information and resources on rights and staying safe in the workplace, and where to go if experiencing unfair or unsafe work.
Use this tool to calculate base pay rates, allowances and penalty rates for your industry or occupation. You can also find the relevant award, subscribe to email updates and get independent advice.
Help with workplace problems
Get support if you have problems at work, including unfair treatment, unpaid wages or unsafe working conditions.
Workplace Rights Service (Legal Aid NSW)
Read information about the Workplace Rights Service, which provides free legal advice, assistance and representation for people with employment law problems including workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, dismissal and problems with wages and conditions.
Migrant Workers Centre support in NSW
Search for organisations that can provide workplace justice services.
Community Legal Centres NSW
Read information about Community Legal Centres NSW, a peak representative body for 41 community legal centres across New South Wales which supports, represents and advocates for members and the legal assistance sector more broadly, with the aim of increasing access to justice for people in NSW.
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