Australian Workplace

We believe people experience work in Australia very differently from elsewhere in the world. Many skilled and professional migrants arriving in Australia find themselves excluded from the workforce because of a lack of knowledge and understanding of Australian English pronunciation and idiom, and of customs and expectations regarding behaviour.

Research conducted by the Employment Skills Centre at the Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) in Melbourne found that individually tailored support programs incorporating relevant information about Australian work culture made a breakthrough for people seeking work commensurate with their qualifications, experience and abilities.

Workplace resources developed by Lyndon include

• Australian Work Culture (law, customs, attitudes and practices)
• Australian Employment Rights and Responsibilities
• Australian English language (idiom, usage, pronunciation)
• Australian Work Words and Phrases explained

Who is it For?

• Newly arrived skilled migrants seeking work or finding difficulty at work
• Service providers working with newly arrived migrants
• Employment agencies placing people in jobs commensurate with their skills and experience
• Employers seeking to recruit or support someone recently arrived in the workplace

See the Articles page for sample resources and information on how to order.