In some instances, employees aren’t covered by an award or enterprise agreement, in which case a national minimum wage order safeguards against exploitative arrangements.Awards cover things such as minimum wage rates, annual leave, hours of work, penalty rates, allowances and other minimum ...
Federal law states jobs for 14 and 15 year olds may feature schedules with more than three hours on a day in which school remains in session. Minors may not work past 7:00pm from Labor Day until June 1. From June 1 to Labor Day, the limit extends to 9:00pm. No minor aged 14 or...
Apprentices and trainees can be paid a different rate than the minimum wage in Australia, but only if they have a formal training contract with their employer. These rates vary depending on the age of the apprentice or intern, whether he or she is still in school at the time of the appre...
Any person (other than an apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961) employed on wages by an establishment to perform any skilled, operational, supervisory, technical, or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment are express or implied, and also includes a person...
through experience on the job or through training as an apprentice in a technical or vocational institute and the performance of which calls for initiative and judgment. The Act clearly stipulates a minimum of 160 hours of training to describe someone as trained workers in multiple sections of ...