Relevant regulations for studying and working in Australia

Australia has always attracted a large number of Chinese students to study abroad due to its high quality of teaching, low cost of studying abroad, and good living environment. Many students will choose to work while studying in Australia. So what are the regulations for working in Australia? Let’s learn about it with me.

Relevant regulations for working in Australia

1. When they first arrive in Australia, due to language and environmental problems, few students find a suitable job within 3 months. After all, the main purpose of students studying abroad is to study, and we do not recommend students to work too early to avoid affecting their studies. Most students start looking for part-time jobs after 3 months.

2. If you are applying for a student visa, starting from April 26, 2008, student visas to Australia will come with a work permit (previously you had to go to Australia and spend 65 Australian dollars to apply for a work permit).

3. The visa allows working time, you must be over 18 years old, and have a student visa that allows working. Violators will have their student status revoked. The school stipulates that part-time work should not exceed 25 hours per week, and can be relaxed during holidays. The minimum wage is AUD 10 per hour. If the work you participate in is an internship stipulated in the school curriculum, it will not be counted within the 25 hours. (Some school courses include internships, and if these internships are part of an approved course and registered, overseas students can also participate.) Even if you are volunteering and are not paid, the working hours are counted within the 20 hours.

4. When international students come to Australia to study and start working, they will be affected by Australian tax laws.

International students must apply for a Tax File Number (Tax File Number) from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

To apply for a tax payment number, you need to show your ID. If you apply with your passport as your ID, you need to go in person to apply. Application forms are available at post offices and tax offices in various places. For more detailed information, please contact the Australian Taxation Office.

5. When you start working, your employer will ask you to provide your tax payment number within 28 days.

6. Many schools in Australia require attendance rates. Students who fail to reach 80% can be expelled from school.

Necessary preparations before working

1. Be fully prepared for the language

Ensure that your language must pass the test. Generally speaking, the language level determines How good or bad is your job? Generally, international students do well after taking the IELTS test in China, but when they start looking for a job, they often feel that their language skills are not very good. Especially in the service industry, the requirements for English are naturally higher; and Chinese business requires you to speak multiple dialects. For example, most restaurant workers hope that you can speak Cantonese. If you understand Japanese and Shanghainese, it is better than Others have a little more chance.

2. You need to have good psychological quality

When you start looking for a job, you will not be able to find it quickly and smoothly. Generally, you have to go through a process. You must not be discouraged or discouraged. You must persevere and face it correctly. At the same time, you must calmly analyze and think about your problems in the job search process in order to improve the success rate of your next job search.

When you start working, you may meet a good employer, but you are also likely to meet a grumpy and tricky employer. At work, the employer's eyes will always be on you, constantly criticizing and urging, and some employers will even abuse you from time to time. Facing such an employer, you can only accept it helplessly and work non-stop. It is best to smile and nod to the employer. It is common to feel wronged, so you need to have enough patience. Of course, if your employer really damages your personality to a certain extent, you should also have the correct response to protect your dignity.

3. You must have a body that can endure hardship

International students working part-time require a lot of physical work, and there is usually no rest from the beginning to the end of each job. Therefore, it is not suitable for international students who have just started working. It is said that back pain and weakness in the limbs are bound to be experienced.

During the summer vacation, some international students will go to farms in South Australia or Queensland to do some picking work. Although the income is relatively high, the working hours are relatively long, usually about 10 hours, so you must not only have the ability to eat You must have a strong body despite the great suffering.

Start looking for a job. Due to language restrictions, most students find their first job with a Chinese employer. This kind of job has a poor language environment and low pay (usually 8-10 Australian dollars/hour). ), is not an ideal place for long-term work. If your English level allows, try to apply for as many jobs in an English-only environment as possible. Such jobs will not only pay better, but will also have a significant effect on improving your language skills.

Channels for finding a job

1. Find a job door to door by yourself

For international students who are not allowed to work more than 25 hours a week, this is a kind of saving Cost-effective and efficient way to find a job. Go directly to the company or store and ask if there are any part-time jobs. If this company needs to recruit people, they will write down your phone number and you can start a trial job very quickly, in most cases the next day.

2. Recruitment advertisements in Australian newspapers

There are many part-time jobs in newspapers, classified according to industry. Applicants can select corresponding positions based on their own conditions and contact employers directly by phone, email, or post.

3. The most convenient way is to look for jobs online

There are several websites of employment agencies commonly used in Australia. These websites will have special search bars for part-time jobs. , students can choose according to their area. Part-time jobs in high demand are mainly in catering, cleaning, packaging, etc.

4. Through a job agency

When you first come to Australia, because you are not familiar with the place where you live and the amount of information you have is limited, you can also entrust a job agency to find a job. Usually they charge a service fee and guarantee a job. Serve until you find a job.

5. Participate in social activities and make recommendations from friends

In some small and medium-sized businesses in Australia, the boss opens a store and hires a few employees. When business is booming and more people are needed to help, a common recruitment method is for existing employees to recommend their friends. Therefore, make more friends and participate in some social activities inside and outside school as much as possible to increase your chances of finding a job.

6. Employment Counseling Room in the University

The school is not obliged to help students find jobs, but there will be an employment counseling room in the university. If students are interested, they can go there to find employment opportunities. There are no part-time job opportunities. In addition, some job opportunities will be posted on notice boards on campus. But overall, schools provide very few job opportunities.

7. Use the above methods in an organic combination

8. Participate in some professional training and obtain local qualification certificates

Since many jobs in Australia require local qualification certificates, Therefore, most of the jobs available to international students are relatively entry-level manual labor. Of course, if everyone is willing to invest some money and energy in participating in some professional training, the situation will be greatly improved.

For example, if you spend about 1,500 Australian dollars and one month of vacation time to study for a junior certificate as a nursing worker, the agency responsible for the training will help you arrange a part-time job of 20 hours a week. Generally, Doing some work taking care of the elderly in an elderly care center is not tiring, but the hourly wage is about 20 Australian dollars, and it is even higher on holidays. This method is very good for students who are preparing to study in Australia for a long time.

Things to note about part-time work

1. Part-time work requires effort. If you cannot allocate time reasonably, you should give up and do not affect your studies.

2. Generally, the jobs you can find in Australia are waiters, waitress, cleaner and casher. So don't be too ambitious and too ignorant. Not only will you not be able to find a job, but it may also distort your own mind.

3. Although foreigners are more humane, they take things very seriously and will not allow big mistakes to happen, so it is especially important to be cautious.

4. There are certain dangers in restaurants. Wearing leather shoes and long trousers can at least provide some protection.

5. Sign a labor contract and strengthen self-protection awareness. There is a difference in wages when working in stores run by Chinese bosses and Australian bosses. Most Chinese restaurant owners do not sign labor contracts when recruiting employees, and they do not need to pay taxes when paying wages. Failure to sign a contract encourages "crack down on illegal work." Illegal workers may be hiding in any store, but due to the special "nature of work" that requires "concealment", the restaurant's back kitchen has become the first choice of illegal workers. Working illegally is not a wise choice. If discovered by the Immigration Bureau, you will be sent back to your country, so don’t go to China town to work because 80% of the workers there are illegal.

6. To find a job, you can entrust an agency in big cities. The agency fee is not high, but you must be cautious. It is best not to go to a local Chinese employment agency because you are eager to find a job. They will usually charge you an agency fee of about 200 Australian dollars, but many agency services are not standardized enough, so you should still be careful.