What to wear
The Aussies’ manner of dressing can be very much related to their relaxed culture. You can see people matching jeans with collared shirts or plain t-shirts that hang over corporate pants. But if you want to make a good impression on your employer, you better dress up appropriately. Although Australians don’t bother much about how people dress up at work, there are a few unspoken rules in the office. Men wearing suits in the country are always looked up to. You may even get good impressions when you suit up for an interview. On a normal day at work, try to keep in mind that you better be ready for whatever might come up. Just put on a collared shirt with a tie, match it with good-looking trousers and some nice corporate leather shoes.

Women may find it easy to dress in Australia. Unlike in other countries where office dresses would mean a pencil-cut skirt might be involved, here in Australia, it may just be a black dress made with fine linen. The variety of what women can wear at work is numerous, but a black dress in wool never gets out of corporate style. If you want to make good impressions at work, try to wear clothes that are business casual and are not too revealing. Business-casual doesn’t mean you can just put on some jeans. Mind the unspoken rules of a collared shirt over a nice skirt and sandals, but don’t limit yourself to just that. Try to maintain a wardrobe where you can mix and match some shirts, slacks, skirts, blazers, and some nice-looking sandals.

What to bring
Whether you are up for an interview or a business meeting, don’t forget to bring paper and a pen. Australians like it when you take down details, and they would feel like you mean business. Whether a dress code was given or not, try to bring a dark-colored suit/blazer, this would make the locals around you feel respected with you dressing up appropriately. If you are meeting locals for the first time, bring your business card and share it with them. It matters that they know you and gets to recall you even after your meeting. Although giving gifts to Australians is normally not part of any business etiquette, if you are coming from another country, giving a little something from your hometown may just be well accepted and may even get you a good conversation.

What you should know
In comparison to the norms of other countries when it comes to hierarchy in the office, Australian officers are less hierarchical. A company would normally impress on their employees the value of working as a team instead of being too conscious about someone’s position at work. In fact, executives encourage subordinates to speak their minds and be open with their opinions and suggestions. This makes the atmosphere at work more relaxed and easy. The workplace in Australia also has very minimal competition. People work well with a team and an individual is respected for speaking in a straightforward manner. This allows smooth communication and a faster pace at work since people get to speak and share points directly.

In the most recent workplace statistics in Australia, the employed workforce in the country comprises women by 47.8%. Full-time and part-time employees comprised women as well by 37.7% and 68.2% respectively. This actually reflects how thin the gender gap is between men and women in the Australian workplace. Women get hired in almost the same percentage as the men and they also get to hold top positions. In terms of vacations and leaves, the following are given to Australian employees across all genders: