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Tables of Contents for Getting a Job in Australia
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
5
5
List of illustrations
10
1
Economic overview
11
7
Economic roots
11
1
General economic conditions
12
4
The current situation
16
2
Entry requirements
18
8
General
18
1
Independent Migration
19
1
Concessional Family Migration
20
1
Fees
21
1
Business Migration Programme (BMP)
22
1
The Business Migration Points Test
22
2
Holiday Working Visas
24
1
Application points
25
1
Employment law and conditions
26
8
Pay
26
1
Holidays
27
1
Working hours
27
1
Trade Unions
28
1
Sick leave
29
1
Superannuation
29
2
Fringe benefits
31
1
Workers' compensation
31
1
Contracts of employment
31
3
Problems in the workplace
34
7
Sickness
34
1
Sexual harassment
35
2
Racial discrimination
37
1
Redundancy
37
2
Strikes and industrial disputes
39
1
Working illegally
39
2
Finance
41
17
Tax
41
11
Social Security
52
4
Other financial matters
56
2
The official recruitment network
58
10
Commonwealth Employment Services (CES)
58
1
Youth Officers
58
1
Career Reference Centres (CRC)
58
1
Work Information Centres(WIC)
59
7
Vocational Services Branches
66
2
The general recruitment network
68
9
Employment agencies
68
5
Newspapers
73
4
Careers and professions
77
47
Careers and professions from A to Z
77
47
Recognition of overseas skills and qualifications
124
19
National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR)
124
1
Assessment of individual professions and conversion of qualifications
125
12
Recognition of trade skills
137
5
Offices of local trades committees
142
1
Vocational training
143
8
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA)
143
1
Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
143
2
Universities
145
2
Government Vocational Schemes
147
2
Apprenticeships
149
2
Applying for work
151
5
How to apply
151
1
Handling your interview
152
1
The Australian way of work
153
1
Checklist for the Australian workplace
154
2
Casual work opportunities
156
13
The job search --- CES, private agencies, opportunism
156
2
Fruit picking
158
6
Hospitality work
164
2
Other job possibilities
166
2
Checklist
168
1
Relocation
169
7
Removal
169
3
Travel arrangements
172
1
Accommodation
173
1
Settling in
174
2
The future
176
7
The top growth jobs
176
2
Job growth by 2001
178
5
Glossary of employment terms
183
3
Useful addresses
186
2
Further reading
188
2
Index
190