Business & Employment
Job interviews, workplace safety, pay and conditions.
Business & Employment
Job interviews, workplace safety, pay and conditions.
- Unlock →Business & Employment vocabularyVocabulary deck · 8 min
The high-value English ↔ Punjabi terms for this domain.
- Unlock →Job Interview: Café Kitchen HandPractice dialogue · 14 min
A small café in Adelaide is hiring a part-time kitchen hand. The manager interviews a Punjabi-speaking applicant about previous experience, weekend availability, the casual award rate and a paid trial shift, before explaining the next steps and tax paperwork.
- Unlock →Safety Induction and an Incident ReportPractice dialogue · 14 min
On his first day at a Melbourne warehouse, a Punjabi-speaking worker is given a work health and safety induction covering PPE and safe lifting. He then discloses that he strained his back the previous day, and the supervisor explains the incident-reporting process, first aid and workers compensation.
- Unlock →Underpayment, Payslips and SuperannuationPractice dialogue · 14 min
A Punjabi-speaking commercial cleaner believes she has been underpaid. A human resources officer examines her payslips, explains the award classification and minimum rate, identifies missing superannuation, and sets out back-pay and the option of contacting the Fair Work Ombudsman.
- Unlock →Dismissed Without Warning: Unfair Dismissal OptionsPractice dialogue · 14 min
A Punjabi-speaking factory worker has been sacked suddenly after eighteen months, with no prior warning. A community employment advisor explains unfair dismissal, procedural fairness, the strict 21-day deadline to apply to the Fair Work Commission, and the possible outcomes of reinstatement or compensation.
- Unlock →Workforce Australia: Mutual Obligations and Job SearchPractice dialogue · 14 min
A Punjabi-speaking job seeker receiving the JobSeeker Payment attends an appointment with a Workforce Australia employment services consultant. They review the job plan, the points-based activation requirements, what happens if obligations are missed, and help available with the resume and English.
- Unlock →Negotiating a Permanent Employment ContractPractice dialogue · 14 min
A landscaping business offers a Punjabi-speaking worker a permanent part-time role. Before signing, they negotiate guaranteed hours, the probation period, annual and personal leave entitlements, superannuation, overtime and the notice period, so the worker fully understands the contract.
- Unlock →Workers Compensation: Back Injury, Certificate of Capacity and a Return-to-Work PlanPractice dialogue · 14 min
After straining his back lifting a heavy box in a warehouse, a Punjabi-speaking worker meets his return-to-work coordinator to discuss the injury report, the doctor's certificate of capacity, his weekly compensation payments and a graduated return to work on suitable duties.
- Unlock →Redundancy: Notice Period, Redundancy Pay and Final EntitlementsPractice dialogue · 14 min
An HR manager tells a Punjabi-speaking warehouse worker that a company-wide restructure has made his position redundant, then explains the four weeks' notice, how his redundancy pay is calculated from six years of service, his accrued-leave payout, and next steps like Centrelink and finding a new job.
- Unlock →First-Year Electrical Apprentice And His Stage 1 RatePractice dialogue · 14 min
A field officer from an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network provider meets a first-year electrical apprentice who is upset he is still on the Stage 1 rate after eleven months, and explains his four-year training contract, competency-based progression, tool allowance and block release.
- Unlock →Sham Contracting At The WarehousePractice dialogue · 14 min
A Fair Work Ombudsman inspector explains to a warehouse worker that being told to get an ABN and invoice $28 an hour "as a contractor" is likely sham contracting, and that unpaid super, leave and casual loading over 14 months can be recovered.
- Unlock →Applying For A Stop-Bullying OrderPractice dialogue · 14 min
A community legal centre solicitor advises a Punjabi construction labourer on applying to the Fair Work Commission for a stop-bullying order against his leading hand, and how it differs from unfair dismissal and workers compensation.
- Unlock →Reporting Sexual Harassment on Aged-Care Night ShiftPractice dialogue · 14 min
A human resources manager at an aged-care provider meets a Punjabi-speaking personal care assistant to explain the internal complaint and investigation process, the employer's positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, her option to complain to the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the support and safety measures available while she keeps working.
- Unlock →Converting from Casual to Permanent Cleaning WorkPractice dialogue · 14 min
A Fair Work Infoline adviser guides a Punjabi-speaking casual commercial cleaner through the new 'employee choice' pathway to become permanent after 14 months on a 30-hour weekly roster.
- Unlock →Sponsoring A Chef On The Subclass 482 Skills In Demand VisaPractice dialogue · 14 min
A registered migration agent briefs a Punjabi-speaking chef on the Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa, the Core Skills income threshold, the sponsoring restaurant's nomination and labour market testing duties, and the Subclass 186 pathway to permanent residence.
- Unlock →Probation Review: Lateness And Till ShortfallsPractice dialogue · 14 min
A retail store manager holds a three-month probation review with a sales assistant, raising repeated lateness and $40-$60 till shortfalls, and places him on a four-week performance improvement plan while explaining how the minimum employment period limits any unfair dismissal claim.
- Unlock →Dismissed After Carer's Leave: A General Protections ClaimPractice dialogue · 14 min
An employment lawyer advises a Punjabi-speaking truck driver who was dismissed three days after taking carer's leave for his sick daughter and reporting a fatigue-management breach, explaining an adverse action claim, the 21-day deadline, and the reverse onus.
- Unlock →Business & Employment mock testMock test · 22 min
A two-dialogue mock drawn from Business & Employment under exam conditions — marked out of 90.
Learn the words first — the Business & Employment vocabulary list has every term in this module with Gurmukhi, transliteration and an example sentence.