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The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election. What does this mean?

How do PALM scheme employers recruit workers?
  • Participating country governments may agree to any or all of the following 3 modes of recruitment:
    • work-ready pool (government led)
    • agents
    • direct recruitment.
  • The preferred mode of recruitment is the decision of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste.