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Stuff you need to know as a young worker about your rights and responsibilities

• Child employment
• Young workers rights and obligations
• Apprentices and trainees
• State awards, rates of pay and employment conditions
• Children and young workers code of practice

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Young workers

If you're under 25 and you're starting work or about to, here's some info that might come in handy.

Stuff you need to know about

• before you start working
• if you're school aged (generally under 16)
• the law on child employment

How much should I get paid?

• Wages and entitlements
• Superannuation
• Taxation

What are my rights?

• Awards and agreements at work
• Information for schools, educational institutions and community groups
• As an apprentice or trainee

What if I have a problem?

• So you want to leave your job...
• Have you been unfairly dismissed?
• Workplace discrimination
• Workplace Rights Ombudsman

Last updated 3 August 2009

Resources

Child employment guide (PDF, 202 kb)

People to talk to

Workplace Rights Ombudsman

Young Workers Advisory Service (non-Queensland Government link)

Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (non-Queensland Government link)

Generate - supporting young people to shape and develop the community

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