Do your employees have a right to work in Australia?

What are your employer obligations with regard to hiring, and what could happen if you don’t comply?

Is there a specific obligation to make appropriate checks on an employee’s right to work in Australia?

The Arbor Age says – yes, It’s the employer’s responsibility to check whether workers can legally work in Australia.

It also needs to be made clear the Fair Work Commission is on the lookout for employers who don’t comply with this obligation (so is the Australian Border Force) and, under the Migration Act, employers could be fined up to $255,000.

Read the full story, as published in the Arbor Age here.