Your rights at work include:

Receiving the right pay: to find out about what you should be paid and your workplace entitlements, check the Fair Work young workers guide here: Fair Work – help for young workers

Superannuation: for information and help about your super, visit Australian Taxation Office -- Super

To be safe at work: Safe Work NSW has a young workers eToolkit with a range of resources to support young worker safety Young Workers eToolkit Safe Work NSW

The right to join a union: unions can help workers with workplace problems and job protection. Search here to find out if joining a union is right for you: find your union

Access to support:

Youth Law Australia (YLA) provides free advice to anyone across Australia who is under the age of 25. Contact them for free and confidential legal information.

Headspace provide online and telephone advice and support for young people working or studying, contact Headspace

Signs of poor working conditions include:

• Not being paid the right amount or long working hours based on industry standards
• Deductions from your wages that you have not agreed to
• Working a job as an unpaid internship or trainee that is not a part of your studies
• Not having an employment contract in writing
• Discrimination, bullying, or sexual harassment including any unfair treatment towards you
• Not being provided with training or protective equipment to do the work safely
• Being lied to about the type of work you will do
• Not being paid superannuation
• Not receiving payslips

While it is not unlawful to be paid in cash, a 'cash-in-hand' job usually means that there is no official record of the employment relationship. Job Watch has information on cash in hand employment that can help you to understand your workplace rights if you are paid cash in hand.

If you are experiencing any of the above, help is available, you can find out about support options here

Signs that it may be modern slavery include:

• Violence, threats, or harm towards you or your family
• No work contract
• Withholding wages
• Paying money or recruitment fees to have the job
• Excessive overtime without a meal or rest breaks
• Visa or important documents being taken and kept so that there is no access to them
• Not being able to leave or visit other people or places without employer

If you are experiencing any of the above, help is available, you can find out about support options here.