Australian Workplace Culture Presented by: Olgney Pinto Emile da Silva Sveta Kersanava Mayumi Oyanagi

Contents Dress Code Working Hours Breaks Punctuality Topics of conversation Team Work Leave Forms of address Workplace safety Discrimination and Harassment What employers value Social life Contents

Depending on the profession and position the workplace requires a appropriate dress code.

Australian workplace allows the employees to work full time, part time or on a casual basis, depending on the employer requirements or workplace agreement. Shifts are also very flexible. Working Hours

Most companies allows 15mins for each break (morning and afternoon) Most companies allows 15mins for each break (morning and afternoon). They also have lunch breaks which consists in 30mins or 1 hour. Breaks

Australians are very flexible towards times and punctuality Australians are very flexible towards times and punctuality. You can average your hours over the week. Punctuality

Topics of conversation Australians are very casual and they love to talk about sports, food and news. They also love good jokes! Topics of conversation

Employers prefers team players, employees who can communicate well and can build strong relationships within the team. Team Work

By the Australian law the employee is entitled to have a range of different sorts of leave: sick leave, annual leave and compassionate leave. Leave

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Most Australian companies have policies to ensure their employees are safe and protected in the workplace. Workplace safety

Under the federal and state legislation, discrimination and harassment are crimes. Discriminations happens when an employee is treated less favorably than another employee because their race, nationality, age disability or sex. Discrimination

Harassment occurs when an employee feels intimidated, insulted or humiliated in the workplace. It can include behaviors such as: Telling insulting jokes about religion, age groups or race. Sending sexually suggestive emails Working with co-workers in a hostile environment Harassment

Employers value employees who can communicate well, perform their duties timely, have a positive attitude, are confident and easy going. What employers value

The social life is a very important aspect of the Australian workplace culture. Most employers encourage employees to have a good social life. Social life

Australian Workplace Culture