Workers for rural and regional Australian businesses

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme enables eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from nine Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste when local labour is not available.

It provides access to seasonal workers for up to 9 months or longer-term workers for between one and four years in unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled positions.

To be eligible to participate in this scheme, applicants must:

be located in an area with a postcode that is eligible under the PALM scheme

be an eligible business registered and operating in Australia with an Australian business number (ABN) or Australian company number (ACN)

not be an individual, sole trader or unincorporated entity

have a history of compliance with immigration and fair work requirements

have established employment and workplace policies and procedures.

To become an approved employer, you and your entity or business must satisfy a series of checks to ensure that you are reputable, financially sound and operationally able to fulfil the requirements of the Scheme.