Can students work part-time to earn pocket money?
Beverly: Students can work part time while they are studying and most students choose to do this. Most part-time jobs will be in the areas of retail, restaurants and petrol stations. After some time many students find jobs that relate to the skills that they already have — for example IT. It is important for students to remember that it is compulsory to pay tax in any job that they do but this ensures that they are being paid correctly. Australia has very strong Industrial Relations Laws and these are in place to protect workers. Meenakshi: Students can work part time and generally it is at the retail outlets or restaurants and sometimes even with the IT firms. Having said that, I would also like to mention that this should be considered only a “pocket-money” but not the means to fund their studies. Indian students should have the required financial stability to successfully complete their studies with any institute in any part of Australia. The focus should be on their studies so tha
