• Get assistance using this site
  • Skip to navigation
  • Skip to main content

Australian Goverment - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Young Worker Toolkit home page

Search the Young Worker Toolkit


Home › Starting your job

Starting your job

  • What is my employment contract?
  • What’s the difference between full-time, part-time, casual and fixed-term employment?
  • Do I have to do an unpaid trial?
  • What are probationary periods?
  • What’s the difference between work experience, volunteering and paid work?
  • What are modern awards and enterprise agreements?
  • What can I do if I think my employer owes me money?
  • Do I need to join a union?
  • My boss has told me to get an ABN and my own workers compensation insurance. Do I need to?
  • What are Australian Apprenticeships?

Navigation

Browse by topic

  • Starting your job
  • Pay & conditions
  • Tax, Super & HELP
  • Safety & accidents
  • Problems at work
  • Quitting & losing your job
  • Getting help

Further information

  • Disclaimer
  • Get assistance using this site
  • Copyright
  • Privacy
  • SMS & Call Cost

Young Worker Toolkit

  • Home
  • Quiz Competition - conditions of entry
  • Quiz Competition - application form
  • Contact us