Time 10.30-11.

10am

Room 11
Year Level and Class Year 9 Economics and Business
Unit Topic Avoiding rookie errors: First Job
Lesson Topic and Number Lesson 1 of 3 – Employer’s obligations and my
responsibilities
Lesson Timing 45 minutes

Learning Objectives:

 Understand your workplace rights, conditions, responsibilities and appropriate

workplace behavior
 Understand that the employer must provide a safe workplace
 Know how and where to seek assistance if you are having problems at work

Success Criteria:

 I can state my rights, conditions, responsibilities and appropriate workplace

behavior.
 I can identify how a workplace can be safe
 I know where I can get assistance from, and how.

Content Descriptions:

Why and how people manage financial risks and rewards in the current Australian and
global financial landscape (ACHEK040) (ACARA, n.d.)

Lesson Structure:

Time Introduction Resources

5 1. Discussion Questions displayed either written

mins Class is asked the following questions to gauge on board or on PowerPoint slide and
understanding of the workplace before commencing screen projector.
the topic:

 How many of you currently have a part-time

job or recently had a part-time job? (show of
hands)
 How did you get the job?
 How much are/were you paid?
 How many hours a week do you work?
  What are your duties?
 Are you a member of a superannuation
fund?
 Have you ever made a ‘first job rookie
error’?

5 2. KWL worksheet
mins Following the class discussion, students complete a
What I know, what I want to know and what I have
learnt (KWL) table which can be completed at the
end of the class.

Time Development Resources

15 3. Money Smart Rookie ‘Show me the Computer with internet access,

mins money’ video (~7 mins) sound and projector screen to play
video to the whole class.
4. Discussion: Think- pair – share (elbow
partners)

What were the key messages in the video?

Write responses on the board. Responses should
Responses to be recorded on ‘Live
focus on the following:
Blackboard’ in OneNote
 Check your payslip to ensure you’re being
paid correctly
 If you’re being underpaid, seek advice from
the Fair Work Ombudsman
 Employees have basic rights and conditions
of employment
 Budgeting is important – how do you save
for big items such as holidays, car, house,
etc.

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5. How much do you know about the Students use their own laptops to
mins
workplace and your rights? access website and worksheets.
Working individually or in pairs, they
complete the worksheet. (Appendix
Worksheet to be distributed to class. Students can
A)
access resources on the Money Smart website,
their own first job experiences as primary research
tools. The following questions are asked:

 What are the main differences between a

casual and part-time job?
 What are the two basic rights of employees,
regardless of whether they are casual or
part-time?
 Have you been offered an employment
contract? Can you describe it? If not, what
 can it look like? (a contract can be written or
verbal)
 What is superannuation and who pays it?
 Did you receive any training before starting
your current job or your first job? Describe
what training you received. If you haven’t
had a job, what training do you think you
might need?
 What does WHS mean? Why is it
important?
 Why is tax deducted from your pay?
 Name three organisations you can seek
advice from to check you’re receiving the
right pay and the conditions for your job?
 What do you spend your pay on?
 Do you have a budget to save for a long-
term financial goal? What is your goal?
 What important questions will you ask your
employer before starting a new/first job?

Time Summary Resources

5 Whole class participation. Class stands up and one

mins by one articulates one thing they have learnt about
getting their first job. They must say something
different to the previous students and responses
can be inputted into the KWL table from the start of
the class.
If worksheet has not been completed, students to
complete for homework and upload to One Note.
KWL table also to be uploaded (feedback on
learning for teacher)

Assessment of Learning:

 Completed worksheets are available on OneNote for me to review and provide

feedback to students before the next class.

General Capabilities:
Literacy: Understand business specific vocabulary, navigate, read, interpret and analyse
business specific texts.
Personal and social capability: Express emotions appropriately, communicate effectively,
negotiate and resolve conflict.
Critical and creative thinking: Identify and clarify information and ideas, pose questions and
organise and process information.
 Time 10.30-11.10am

Room 11
Year Level and Class Year 9 Economics and Business
Unit Topic Avoiding rookie errors: First Job
Lesson Topic and Number Lesson 2 of 3 – Understanding my payslip
Lesson Timing 45 minutes

Learning Objectives:

 Understand how much you are paid, how much tax you pay and how much
superannuation was paid into your fund

Assessment/Success Criteria:

 I can define the key terms on my pay slip

Prior Knowledge:

Building on content introduced in lesson one – understanding employer’s obligations and

what constitutes a safe working place.

Content Descriptions:

Why and how people manage financial risks and rewards in the current Australian and
global financial landscape (ACHEK040) (ACARA, n.d.)

Lesson Structure:

Time Introduction Resources

10 1. Discussion Teacher’s computer, projector and

mins Reflect and discuss the student’s answers to the sound
worksheet about workplace and employee’s
rights from the previous class. (Teacher filled out
worksheet provided on board at front of class)
Recap on anything that the students have not
quite understood (gaps identified from assessing
the worksheets from lesson one).
Introduce learning intentions for this class and set
class up to work in pairs on their computers. Pairs
have been pre-selected by teacher (co-operative
 learning). Worksheets to be distributed to each
student.

Time Development Resources

15 2. ‘First job’ convo – Money Smart Digital Individual computers/iPads

mins Activity
Students use their computers to explore the ‘First Link to Money Smart website provided
job’ convo. as a link in OneNote program

Using this resource students complete the https://s3-ap-southeast-

worksheet (Appendix B) about Payslip key terms. 2.amazonaws.com/mst/resources/first-
The definitions are in the activity and are: job/index.htm (ASIC, 2018)

 Pay date
 Pay period
 Rate
 Allowance
 Deductions
 Gross
 Net pay
 Superannuation
 Leave taken

Referring to the Money Smart website, what is

the current percentage rate of superannuation
payment?

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3. Extension and deeper understanding
mins activity – flipped classroom

Direct students to the Fair Work Ombudsman http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/finding-

website. Have them explore the following: the-right-pay/pages/default.aspx

 Find information about rights at work.

 Students that have jobs need to find the
relevant award or agreement to their job.

Look at the Work Safe Queensland website. https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/injury-

 Which government organisation should
you contact if you believe your workplace
is unsafe?
 Define workplace bullying.
 What can you do if you’re being bullied in
the workplace?
 Read the Young Worker toolkit
prevention-safety/young-workers
Draw P.M.I table on board for students
to follow
Add extension to build on for
homework.