How to Manage Your 3 Month Performance Review
It is very common practice amongst Australian employers (and most employers world-wide), to employ staff on an initial 3 month probationary period. In some countries, the probationary period can be up to six months, but this would not be a prudent action for employers to take in Australia as employees become entitled to claim for unfair dismissal after a 6 month qualifying period. This is why most Australian probationary periods will be 3 months long.
How To Ask a Manager For Assistance
In large established companies you are likely to find that there is a more formalised support structure in place to help you do your job and operate effectively within the business. From the first day, there are likely to be well established channels of upward communication through which you can pose questions and these channels will most likely to be explained to you on your first day. In a large company, you may be informed of the H&S contact, HR contact, facilities manager, line manager, department head etc…