Wages and rights
This information has been developed for students who are seeking employment, or currently employed in a full-time, part-time or casual job and provides information about the rights and employment conditions available to all employees.
Download our popular flyer Employee Rights and Employment Conditions (128 KB | PDF file) which contains most of the information contained in the following links:
- Graduate salaries and part-time/casual rates of pay
- Getting paid
- Paying tax
- Awards and workplace agreements
- Possible questions to ask before starting work
- Evaluating an employment offer
- Self-employment
- Terminating employment
- Employee advice and assistance
- Disability and disclosure
Special note for international students
International students must have a valid work permit to work in Australia. The student work visa enables you to work 20 hours per week during semester in paid and/or voluntary work. For more information, see http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/international/visas/visas.html.
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