Starting a New Job: Know Your Rights
New job? Sort your rights out from day one. Check your contract, verify your first payslip, understand your probation period, and know when you can push for permanent. Every tool you need is right here.
Before You Start
Do not sign anything until you have checked the basics. Make sure the pay rate meets your award minimum, the contract does not contain illegal clauses, and you know whether you are casual, part-time, or full-time. Ten minutes now saves months of headaches.
Employment Check
Check your pay, super, leave, and rights in one place. Enter your details once and get a full picture.
Contract Review Checker
Check your employment contract for missing clauses and illegal red flags like pay secrecy and sham contracting.
Am I Being Ripped Off at Work?
Quick check: enter your job, age and hourly rate to see if the offer meets minimum rates.
Minimum Wage Checker
Check the current national minimum wage by age and employment type before you accept.
Award Finder
Find the Modern Award covering your industry or occupation so you know your minimum entitlements.
What Award Am I On?
Find your award, classification level, minimum pay rate, and key entitlements for your role.
Job Comparison Calculator
Comparing two offers? See after-tax pay, super, and effective hourly rate side by side.
Which Job Should I Take?
Factor in commute costs, WFH value, and super to find which offer is genuinely better.
Your First Payslip
Your employer must give you a payslip within 1 business day of pay day. When it arrives, check it properly. Look for correct gross pay, the right tax, super at 12%, and that your breaks and minimum shift are being respected.
Pay Slip Checker
Check your payslip has every item required by Australian law.
Payslip Scanner
Upload or photograph your payslip to scan it against Australian law. 100% private — never leaves your browser.
Superannuation Calculator
Verify your employer is paying the correct 12% super on your ordinary time earnings.
Take Home Pay Calculator
Check your after-tax pay matches your payslip. Includes Medicare levy and HECS.
Break Compliance Checker
Check you are getting the correct meal and rest breaks based on your shift length and award.
Minimum Shift Length Checker
Check the minimum shift length for your industry. If you are sent home early, you may still be owed pay.
Probation
Probation does not mean you have no rights. You are still entitled to minimum pay, super, and safe working conditions. What changes is your access to unfair dismissal — you generally cannot claim it until you have completed 6 months (12 months for small businesses). You can still make a general protections claim from day one.
Going Permanent
If you started as a casual and have been working regular hours for 6 months or more, you may have the right to convert to permanent. This means paid leave, notice of termination, and redundancy pay — but you lose the 25% casual loading. Use the tools below to see which option pays more in your case.
Casual Conversion Checker
Check if you are eligible to convert from casual to permanent and compare your entitlements.
Casual Loading Calculator
Calculate your casual loaded rate and see how it compares to going permanent with leave entitlements.
Casual vs Part-Time Comparison
Compare the annual value of casual versus part-time employment side by side.
Annual Leave Calculator
See what leave you will get as a permanent employee — 4 weeks annual, 10 days personal leave.
Guides & Articles
Detailed guides on contracts, payslips, probation rights, and making the transition from casual to permanent.
- Payslip Requirements Australia
- How to Read Your Payslip
- Contractor vs Employee
- Contractor vs Employee Test
- Sham Contracting: Know the Signs
- Casual to Permanent Conversion
- Casual Conversion Rights 2026
- Casual Loading 25%: What It Means
- Probation Period: Your Rights
- Unpaid Trial Work: Is It Legal?
- What Award Am I Under?
- Super Rate 2025-26: Are You Getting 12%?
- How to Check Your Employer Is Paying Super
- National Employment Standards Summary
- Non-Compete Clauses in Australia
- Restraint of Trade: What You Need to Know
- Enterprise Agreement vs Award
- How to Ask for a Pay Rise
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I check before accepting a new job?
Check the hourly or salary rate against your Modern Award minimum, confirm super is 12%, read the contract for any restraint of trade or probation clauses, and verify the employment type (casual, part-time, or full-time).
How long is a probation period in Australia?
There is no standard probation period set by law. Probation is a contractual term, typically 3-6 months. During probation, you still have workplace rights including minimum pay, super, and protection from unlawful termination.
When can a casual employee convert to permanent?
Under the Fair Work Act, a casual employee who has worked regular hours for at least 6 months (12 months for small businesses) can request to convert to permanent part-time or full-time. The employer can only refuse on reasonable business grounds.
What must be on my payslip by law?
Your payslip must show: employer name, employee name, pay period, gross and net pay, tax withheld, super contributions, any loadings or allowances, overtime, and leave balances. Your employer must provide it within 1 day of pay day.