AUSTRALIA
Overall Score
72
Rating
Limited Access to
Decent Work
Fair Wages
80
Decent
Working Hours
80
Employment Security
20
Family Responsibilities
75
Maternity
at Work
100
Safe
Work
100
Social
Security
40
Fair
Treatment
100
Child &
Forced Labour
100
Trade
Union
25
| Question | Score |
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? |  |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? |  |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker’s former wage? | |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | |
| Does the law provide for a dependants’/survivors’ pension? | |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | |
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | |
| Question | Score |
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | |