Worker Resources
Multilingual resources to help you protect your rights, identify exploitation, and take action
WORKPLACE
JUSTICE VISA

The Workplace Justice visa is a temporary visa that allows some temporary visa holders, or recent temporary visa holders, to stay in Australia to take legal action if they have been exploited at work.

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STRENGTHENING
REPORTING
PROTECTIONS

The Strengthening Reporting Protections visa allows some temporary visa holders who have been exploited at work to apply for a protection against their visa being cancelled.

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HOW TO REPORT
WORKPLACE
EXPLOITATION

If you have experienced any of the following while working in Australia, you may have a workplace exploitation matter:

  • Underpayment
  • Pressure to breach visa conditions
  • Sexual coercion
  • Threats to cancel your visa
  • Poor living conditions
  • Having your passport taken away from you

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KNOW YOUR
VISA RIGHTS
THROUGH VEVO

VEVO (Visa Entitlement Verification Online) is a free service from the Department of Home Affairs. Check your visa conditions safely and easily with VEVO.

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UNDERSTANDING
VISA CONDITIONS

Get insight on your rights, avoiding visa breaches and sharing your visa status with trusted organisations.

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MOBILITY PROVISIONS
FOR SPONSORED
WORKERS

As of July 2024, visa holders now have extended time to find a new employer without breaching their visa conditions:

  • Up to 180 consecutive days, and
  • Up to 365 days in total without working, while still holding a subclass 482 (SID) visa

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THINGS TO KNOW:
YOUR WAGES

You must be paid for all the time you spend in training, attending team meetings, completing a trial shift, and opening or closing the business. Your wages cannot be replaced with lodging or food, they must be paid in actual money.

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UNDERSTANDING
ABNS IN THE
WORKPLACE

An ABN (Australian Business Number) is a number that identifies a business (including some independent contractors) to the government, other businesses and the community.

If you are an independent contractor or employee, there are factors that can help you tell the difference.

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