It looks like you are looking for a full-time employee.
A full-time employee can be employed on an ongoing or fixed term basis.
Fixed term employees
A fixed term employee is someone whose contract of employment has a set end date (for example, the contract ends after a set period of time or a season).
Fixed term employees must be given the Fixed Term Contract Information Statement when they start work.
There are rules that limit the use of fixed term contracts. Generally, employers can’t employ someone on a fixed term contract:
There are some exceptions, which mean these rules don’t apply to all employees on a fixed term contract. For more information, visit our Fixed term employees page.
Full-time employees:
Full-time employees are entitled to the National Employment Standards, including paid leave and other conditions, such as notice of termination.
Learn more about what makes a full-time employee.
Most full-time employees will be covered by an award or enterprise agreement. The award or agreement will set out their other minimum conditions, such as pay rates, penalties, allowances and meal breaks.
It is your responsibility to find out whether an award or agreement applies to your employee and to comply with it. Information about awards, agreements and other employment conditions can be found on our website.
It looks like you are looking for a part-time employee.
A part-time employee can be employed on an ongoing or fixed term basis.
Fixed term employees
A fixed term employee is someone whose contract of employment has a set end date (for example, the contract ends after a set period of time or a season).
Fixed term employees must be given the Fixed Term Contract Information Statement when they start work.
There are rules that limit the use of fixed term contracts. Generally, employers can’t employ someone on a fixed term contract:
There are some exceptions, which mean these rules don’t apply to all employees on a fixed term contract. For more information, visit our Fixed term employees page.
Part-time employees:
Part-time employees are entitled to the National Employment Standards, including paid leave and other conditions, such as notice of termination.
Learn more about what makes a part-time employee.
Most part-time employees will be covered by an award or enterprise agreement. The award or agreement will set out their other minimum conditions, such as pay rates, penalties, allowances and meal breaks. The award or agreement may also contain special rules for part-time employees.
It is your responsibility to find out whether an award or agreement applies to your employee and to comply with it. Information about awards, agreements and other employment conditions can be found on our website.
It looks like you are looking for a casual employee.
A person is a casual employee if, when they start employment:
Casual employees:
For more information, visit our Casual employees page.
Casual employees are entitled to some entitlements under the National Employment Standards. This includes pathways to become a permanent employee in some circumstances, unpaid carer’s leave, compassionate leave, community service leave and paid family and domestic violence leave. Some casual employees can also request flexible working arrangements and take unpaid parental leave in some circumstances. Learn more about casual employees.
Most casual employees will be covered by an award or enterprise agreement. The award or agreement: will set out their other minimum conditions, such as pay rates, penalties, allowances and meal breaks may also contain special rules for casual employees, such as minimum periods of engagement.
It is your responsibility to find out whether an award or agreement applies to your employee and to comply with it.
Information about awards, agreements and other employment conditions can be found on our website.
Employees who are under 21 are sometimes described as ‘junior employees’.
Junior employees have the same employment rights as adult workers but some awards and agreements have special rates for workers under a certain age. There is also a special minimum wage for employees under 21 who are not covered by an award or agreement.
Each State and Territory has different rules for employing workers under a certain age. You should check with the relevant body in your location.
Employees are sometimes said to be ‘on probation’ during their first weeks or months in the job. Employers can choose whether they put a probationary period in place.
Employees on probation have the same rights and entitlements as all other employees. Full-time and part-time employees who are terminated during a probation period are still entitled to notice of termination.
Note: Employees cannot claim unfair dismissal if they are terminated within the first 6 months of employment. This is extended to 12 months if the employer is a small business employing fewer than 15 employees.
An apprentice or trainee must have a training contract registered with a training authority.
Generally, state and territory training authorities require apprentices and trainees to be employed full-time or part-time. Their hours of work include training time.
Some awards and agreements have special rates and conditions for apprentices and trainees. The apprentice and trainee rates only apply if the employee has a registered training contract and they are receiving the training. State or Territory training legislation may also contain rules for employing an apprentice or trainee.
Learn more about what makes an apprentice or trainee and the relevant entitlements that may apply on our Apprentices & trainees page.
Visa holders and migrant workers are entitled to the same minimum pay and conditions as Australian workers, regardless of their visa status.
Some visas have rules about how many hours an employee can work, or what jobs they can do. Before hiring an employee on a visa, find out about their visa conditions at the Department of Home Affairs website.
This includes in circumstances where a migrant worker:
Before employing a person who is in Australia on a visa you should check the work rules for their visa and seek advice. General information about visas is available from the Department of Home Affairs website.