Employment conditions

Visit the Australian Workplace site for more information.

Equal opportunity
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is a national independent statutory government body. Matters which can be investigated by the commission include discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or ethnic origin, racial vilification, sex, sexual harassment, marital status, pregnancy, or disability.

Superannuation
Try to resolve a dispute directly with your financial services provider, telephone their customer relations department.

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal can deal with complaints about the decisions and conduct of trustees of most superannuation funds and approved deposit funds, the decisions and conduct of life companies as providers of immediate and deferred annuities, and the decisions and conduct of providers of retirement savings accounts.

Unfair dismissal
If you think you have been unfairly dismissed by your employer, you may be able to make an unfair dismissal claim under the Industrial Relations Act 1996. To make a claim you must fill out the forms from this site.

Legal Aid can also help with unfair dismissal matters.

Wages
If you are trying to recover unpaid wages and entitlements, visit here for more information.

Wageline provides information on federal wage rates and award conditions, annual leave and public holidays, unfair dismissal, terminations and federal certified agreements.

Wageline advisers will also help you with enquiries about recovery of underpaid wages and conditions in case of alleged breaches of federal awards and agreements.

NSW: 13 1628
Queensland: 1300 369 945
South Australia: 1300 365 255
Tasmania: 1300 363 264
Victoria: 1300 363 264
Western Australia: 1300 655 266

Workers compensation
Learn more about workers compensation here.
If you need to make a legal enquiry about workers compensation, try Legal Aid in your state or territory.