We have a number of different tools and resources available on our website to help you understand your rights and obligations. Under Australian workplace laws, workers have the same basic workplace rights and protections, regardless of citizenship or their visa situation.A guide to general employee rights, protections, required employee benefits and job security provisions in Australia. As a worker you are required to take reasonable care of yourself and not do anything that would affect the health and safety of others at work. Calling from outside Australia. Australian employees can leave their job voluntarily for any reason, so long as they give the advance notice stipulated in their employment agreement. Employee rights and responsibilities. If there are no work restrictions on their visa, the person has unlimited rights to work in Australia. Working out whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor can be tricky. The law doesn't give employees a complete pass, however.