Information for Australian Employers

Who Can You Employ

This information offers help to Australian employers in their dealings with people in Australia who are in the country temporarily and who may have the right to work.

Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) for Organisations

The department's online facility that allows registered Australian organisations to check a person's immigration status with their consent.

Employer Obligations

From August 2007 it will be an offence under the Migration Act 1958 for a person to knowingly or recklessly allow an illegal worker to work or refer an illegal worker for work with another business.

Review of Illegal Workers

A publication released on 17 December 1999 about the illegal workers in Australia and the key issues relating to this subject.

A Guide on Work Rights

A publication designed to help Australian employers check the work rights of people visiting Australia, offering information about the issue of illegal workers in Australia.