Helping Australian Employers Hire Overseas Workers

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Recruiting overseas workers for Australian Employers

There are many different ways and Australian Employer can employ an overseas worker.

One way is to hire an overseas worker under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS).

Under the RSMS employers must:

• Be actively and lawfully operating a business in regional Australia (as defined by DIAC)
• Have a genuine need for a paid employee to fill a full time position in their business that is expected to be available for at least 2 years
• Follow all relevant Australian laws and have a satisfactory record of meeting immigration laws (if applicable)

The nominated position must:

• Be full-time, ongoing and available for at least 2 years
• Require a person with qualifications equivalent to at least Australian diploma level (unless exceptional circumstances apply)
  
  Please note: A trade certificate with a full apprenticeship is accepted as equivalent to (or higher than) a diploma qualification.

Visa applicants must also:

• Meet any mandatory licensing, registration or professional membership requirements which allow work unsupervised and without further training
• Be under 45 years of age
• Have functional English language ability

Employer Obligations

Employer obligations when sponsoring an employee under the ENS or the RSMS are limited.

In short, an employer who sponsors an individual for permanent residency under the ENS or the RSMS is simply required to comply with all relevant Australian workplace legislation for wages and working conditions. Unlike the 457 program there is also no formal employer monitoring regime under the ENS or RSMS.

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