As an international student, studying and working in Australia, it’s important to know your workplace rights.
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) can help if you have concerns about pay, leave or other workplace entitlements. www.fairwork.gov.au has information in over 30 different languages to help you understand your work rights.
Fast food, restaurant and café resources
Working in the hospitality sector, you can find everything you need to help you understand your workplace rights and obligations in the fast food, restaurant or café industries (often called hospo or hospitality). You can find help at www.fairwork.gov.au/FRAC
Our fast food, restaurant and café page provides interactive tools and resources. In here, you can find out about your workplace entitlements and obligations under the Fast Food Award and the Restaurant Award.
Annual Wage increase for hospitality awards
Following the Annual Wage Review 2022, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced
- A $40 per week increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for employees who are 21 years of age or over, with the new NMW set at $21.38 per hour for a full or part-time worker and $26.73 for a casual.
- Modern award adult minimum wages above $869.60 per week will receive a 4.6% increase, with wages below this receiving a $40 per week increase.
Importantly, for those employed under the Hospitality and Restaurant Awards, these pay increases will occur from 1 October 2022.
Use the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Pay and Conditions Tool or our Pay guides to find your new rates and other monetary entitlements.
New annualised wage arrangements
From 1 September 2022, new annualised wage arrangement rules in the Hospitality Award and Restaurant Award apply. For further information, visit Annualised wage arrangements for restaurant, café and hospitality workers.
Free Hospitality Webinar
Our free webinars will help you understand your rights and obligations under Australian workplace laws. Join us at our Working or employing in the hospitality industry webinar on 6 October from 2pm – 3pm to learn about the role of the FWO, changes to the annualised salary arrangement in the Restaurant and Hospitality Awards and tailored tools and resources on the.
For more information – contact the FWO
To contact the FWO or to get important news about pay rates and conditions you can:
- Subscribe to get email updates from the FWO
- Register with My account to get updates that are tailored to you or to contact the FWO online
- Follow the FWO on Twitter or Facebook
- Check the FWO’s website regularly
- Call the Fair Work Infoline on 13 13 94 or the free translating and interpreting service on 131 450.
