Individuals and Work - Youth Employment
Issues that Impact on Youth Employment
Personal management skills required in the workplace
- Planning and organisation
- Clear communication
- Effective decision-making
- Problem solving
- Such practices are essential to workplace efficiency
- Clear communication
- Effective decision-making
- Problem solving
- Such practices are essential to workplace efficiency
Steps taken to prepare and plan for a career
1. Study
- School - University and TAFE - TVET/VET courses - Private colleges |
2. Training and hands-on experience
- School-based apprenticeships - Apprenticeships and traineeships - Work experience/work placement - Volunteer work |
3. Marketing yourself
- Careers advisor - Interview skills - Resumes - Employability skills |
Predominant patterns of work of young people
- Part-time
- Casual
- Voluntary
- Seasonal work
Three main factors impact upon young peoples’ work patterns;
- Time of year
- From April to October there is usually a small change in participation
- From November to March there are major increases in participation
- These increases coincide with school and university holidays, the completion of HSC schooling and the Christmas/holiday period
- Job type
- A large percentage of young people are working in the service industry (Hospitality and retail)
- These jobs are demand based and so participation often increases around the Christmas/holiday period
- Overnight workers are often hired as casuals
- Career choice
- Traineeships (e.g. childcare/real estate)
- Apprenticeships (e.g. carpentry/hairdressing)
- May be hired full-time, part-time or as school-based apprentices (SBAT)
- For individuals in higher education, a flexible work pattern is required
- Casual
- Voluntary
- Seasonal work
Three main factors impact upon young peoples’ work patterns;
- Time of year
- From April to October there is usually a small change in participation
- From November to March there are major increases in participation
- These increases coincide with school and university holidays, the completion of HSC schooling and the Christmas/holiday period
- Job type
- A large percentage of young people are working in the service industry (Hospitality and retail)
- These jobs are demand based and so participation often increases around the Christmas/holiday period
- Overnight workers are often hired as casuals
- Career choice
- Traineeships (e.g. childcare/real estate)
- Apprenticeships (e.g. carpentry/hairdressing)
- May be hired full-time, part-time or as school-based apprentices (SBAT)
- For individuals in higher education, a flexible work pattern is required
Rights and responsibilities of young people in the workplace
- There is no legal minimum working age
- Employees must always be paid during their trial or probation periods (3-6 months)
- Work experience must be completed through a registered educational agency (school/TAFE/university) to be covered by insurance
- Prior to accepting a job you should see, in writing, the duties, pay rate, hours of work and work pattern for the job
- You must be paid in money, not in goods/services
- Apprentices must be registered through an authorised Australian Apprenticeship Centre
- Unless required by law your employer cannot make deductions from your pay without written permission
- Right to fair pay
- Right to reasonable working hours
- Right to working breaks
- Responsibility to perform reasonable tasks asked of you
- Responsibility to attend work when required
- Responsibility to perform safe practices
- Employees must always be paid during their trial or probation periods (3-6 months)
- Work experience must be completed through a registered educational agency (school/TAFE/university) to be covered by insurance
- Prior to accepting a job you should see, in writing, the duties, pay rate, hours of work and work pattern for the job
- You must be paid in money, not in goods/services
- Apprentices must be registered through an authorised Australian Apprenticeship Centre
- Unless required by law your employer cannot make deductions from your pay without written permission
- Right to fair pay
- Right to reasonable working hours
- Right to working breaks
- Responsibility to perform reasonable tasks asked of you
- Responsibility to attend work when required
- Responsibility to perform safe practices
Discuss the positives and negatives of young people having jobs:
Positive
- Fosters independence - Teaches kids about the value of money - Allows them to start saving for the future - Way to attain life skills/people skills - Experience for future job applications - Gives structure to the week - Puts an emphasis on organisation and deadlines |
Negative
- Limits time which can affect education - May have negative experiences as an adolescent at work which may attach a negative stigma to work |