What you need to know
Once you have been asked to attend an interview with a Dixon Appointments consultant, your next step is to complete our online registration.
- Testing: You may have been asked to complete online testing prior to your interview.
- Referees and Qualifications: You will also need to bring in proof of any professional qualifications and provide professional referee details.
- Employment Forms for Temporary Staff: For those registering for temporary work, a number of employment forms are required. Please complete them and bring them to your interview.
- Employment Status:If you wish to be employed as a contractor, verify if you are a PAYG Employee or an ABN Contractor and review the checklist of required information.
- Right to Work: All temporary staff and contractors are required by law to prove their legal entitlement to work in Australia. Check what ID you need to bring to your interview.
Online Registration
Firstly you will need to complete our online registration. If we have already received your resume and uploaded it to our system, this should only take a few moments. The following link will take you to the registration page:
http://register.dixonappointments.com.au. You will need the Logon information provided in the email sent to you as well as the Password that you nominated.
Technical Requirements
WEB BROWSER: This registration facility is designed to work on Internet Explorer and may not work in other environments such as Firefox or Safari. If you do not have Internet Explorer and experience problems with the facility, please come in 30 minutes before your interview time so that registration can be done in our office.
POP UPS: To complete the registration you will require PopUps to be enabled on your computer.
HELP: For assistance with registration call one of our Recruitment Administrators on 9629 9999.
Online Testing
If you have been requested to complete testing, your consultant will provide full instructions and issue you with an e-ticket number to allow you Take a Test in our online testing centre. However, if you have results from tests that you have completed elsewhere, please bring them with you.
Referee Details
When you complete the online registration you are required to provide the names and contact details of at least two professional referees covering your most recent three years of employment. These referees will be contacted prior to any job offer, so please make sure we have accurate information. A referee should be a supervisor or manager who is familiar with your work performance. Mobile phone numbers cannot be used for referees, so please provide their business phone number.
Proof of Professional Qualifications
A certified copy of any relevant qualification is required if you are applying for a professional role.
NOTE: For information about certified copies, see
What is a Certified Copy?
Legal Entitlement to Work in Australia
When you register for temporary or contract employment with Dixon Appointments you will be required to demonstrate that you have a legal entitlement to work in Australia. Even if you are born in Australia, this is required by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Please bring either the original documents or a certified copy.
NOTE: For information about certified copies, see
What is a Certified Copy?
The following documents are suitable to confirm your right to work in Australia:
- Visa Details
- Passport
- Australian Citizenship Certificate
- Birth Certificate and Photo ID
For information on Visa and immigration issues, visit The Department of Immigration and Citizenship website at http://immi.gov.au.
Temporary Staff Forms
If you are registering for temporary work with Dixon Appointments you will be required to complete a number of employment forms. You can complete them in our office prior to your interview or, to save time, download them here, print copies, complete them and bring them to the interview with you.
Your Tax File Number and the Australian Tax Office (ATO)
Once you start working with Dixon Appointments, your Tax Declaration will be lodged with the ATO. They allow you 28 days from commencing employment to provide us with your tax file number. If you fail to do so, you will be taxed at a higher rate than may otherwise be applicable. The ATO website provides information on your entitlements, so if you have questions or wish to check your correct tax scale visit
http://ato.gov.au.
Superannuation
If you wish to nominate your own superannuation fund, complete the SuperChoice form carefully and provide all required information as your request cannot be processed if information is missing. Once we have received a fully completed application, we have 60 days to process your application and arrange to pay contributions into that fund. You are entitled to change funds once a year by submitting a completed SuperChoice form. Until Dixon Appointments has received and processed your completed SuperChoice form and compliance statement, your superannuation will be paid to VicSuper.
Are you a PAYG Employee or an ABN Contractor?
As Dixon Appointments will pay you while on assignment, you need to establish the legal basis of your employment.
PAYG Employees: For most people this will be as an individual PAYG employee, so Dixon Appointments will withhold tax and remit it to the ATO, cover your insurances including WorkCover, and contribute to your superannuation fund. All you need to do is complete a Tax Declaration and provide your Tax File Number (see
Temporary Staff Forms).
Contractors: To be recognised as a Contractor, your company needs to be an Australian Private Company or Trust Structure. You will be required to provide information to Dixon Appointments prior to any assignment, quarterly and on renewal of a contract. Your checklist includes:
- Your ABN, ACN and details to enable an ABN search and proof of registration for GST
- Your company bank details
- Company WorkCover certificate of currency
- Company Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance certificates of currency
- Verification that you are a Director of the company
- Substantiation that this contract with Dixon Appointments is not your sole source of income
- Substantiation of superannuation payments
Please note: Sole Traders are treated in the same manner as individual PAYG employee as the ATO does not distinguish between them for labour hire purposes.
What is a Certified Copy?
To have documentation certified you need to take your original transcripts/documents and a copy of each transcript to an authorised person in your community. Authorised persons include Justices of the Peace, Notary Publics, lawyers/solicitors, Magistrates offices and Police Officers and School Teachers or University professors. They need to sign on your copies that they are true and correct, print their name and position and if possible affix an official stamp.