Resources
This factsheet provides information for PALM scheme employers intending to recruit PALM scheme workers in an eligible industry that they have not previously recruited workers in.
Attachment Size 12-month industry experience requirement for PALM scheme employers.docx 162.31 KB Attachment Size 12-month industry experience requirement for PALM scheme employers.pdf 201.39 KB Attachment Size Request form to recruit in an additional industry.docx 161.06 KB Attachment Size Request form to recruit in an additional industry.pdf 210.12 KB
This factsheet provides information for Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employers on the practical application of standdown settings in the PALM scheme deed and guidelines.
Attachment Size Standdowns in the PALM scheme factsheet.docx 148.72 KB Attachment Size Standdowns in the PALM scheme factsheet.pdf 160.98 KB
This factsheet provides PALM scheme workers with more information on the Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP) online application.
Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - English.pdf 3.08 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Bislama.pdf 17.68 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Fijian.pdf 17.68 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Gilbertese.pdf 17.65 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Nauru.pdf 2.67 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Samoa.pdf 17.65 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Tetum.pdf 17.66 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Tongan.pdf 6.1 MB Attachment Size DASP online application factsheet - Tuvaluan.pdf 2.67 MB
This factsheet is designed to support Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employers to meet their pay parity obligations outlined in the PALM scheme Approved Employer Guidelines.
Attachment Size Pay parity factsheet.docx 255.02 KB Attachment Size Pay parity factsheet.pdf 248.46 KB
In managing the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and PALM scheme implementing partners expect to be able to engage with all…
Attachment Size PALM scheme stakeholder conduct policy - October 2024.docx 454.39 KB Attachment Size PALM scheme stakeholder conduct policy - October 2024.pdf 465.6 KB
This document provides PALM scheme workers with more information on the family accompaniment pilot.
Attachment Size Family accompaniment pilot information sheet.docx 152.53 KB Attachment Size Family accompaniment pilot information sheet.pdf 194.74 KB
This poster has been created to support PALM scheme workers with understanding the current minimum hours settings.
Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - English October 2025.pdf 596.65 KB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Bislama October 2025.pdf 2.62 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Fijian October 2025.pdf 3.07 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Kiribati October 2025.pdf 3.07 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Nauruan October 2025.pdf 3.13 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Nauruan October 2025.pdf 3.13 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Solomon Islands Pidgin October 2025.pdf 3.08 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Tetum October 2025.pdf 3.07 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Tok Pisin October 2025.pdf 3.07 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Tuvaluan October 2025.pdf 3.08 MB Attachment Size Minimum hours worker poster - Tongan October 2025.pdf 3.09 MB
Some Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers are incurring large debts after providing personal information and bank details to access cash.
This information has been developed for workers and employers with advice and…
Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - information for employers .docx 82.37 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - information for employers .pdf 146.13 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - information for workers .docx 81.39 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - information for workers .pdf 145.47 KB Attachment Size Do not knock poster.pdf 61.4 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Bislama.docx 87.46 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Fijian.docx 82.43 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Fiji Hindi.docx 84.79 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Kiribati.docx 75.88 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Nauru.docx 86.83 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Samoan.docx 120.8 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Solomon Islands Pidgin.docx 85.38 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Tetum.docx 85.18 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Tok Pisin.docx 82.9 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Tongan.docx 87.83 KB Attachment Size Scams targeting PALM scheme workers - Tuvaluan.docx 77.38 KB
This factsheet is designed to support Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employers to meet
the eligibility criteria for conditional approval of an accommodation plan.
Attachment Size Conditional approval of accommodation plans - June 2025.docx 1.56 MB Attachment Size Conditional approval of accommodation plans - June 2025.pdf 192.05 KB
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Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - English.pdf 79.65 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Bislama.pdf 76.55 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Fijian.pdf 73.09 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Gilbertese.pdf 73.6 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Nauru.pdf 73.87 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Samoan.pdf 73.55 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event visa decision tree - for workers - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 73.54 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Tetum.pdf 74.63 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Tok Pisin.pdf 74.47 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Tongan.pdf 72.53 KB Attachment Size Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa decision tree - for workers - Tuvaluan.pdf 72.16 KB
This document explains a Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employers' minimum net pay and minimum hours requirements under the PALM scheme deed and guidelines.
The document also includes scenarios to clarify the interaction…
Attachment Size Minimum hours and net pay guarantee factsheet - 14 October 2025.docx 155.46 KB Attachment Size Minimum hours and net pay guarantee factsheet - 14 October 2025.pdf 189.17 KB
As of 14 October 2025, the requirement for Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employers to offer workers a minimum of 120 hours of work reconciled over 4 weeks has been made ongoing by the Australian Government.
This decision…
Attachment Size Minimum hours settings frequently asked questions - 14 October 2025.docx 188.8 KB Attachment Size Minimum hours settings frequently asked questions - 14 October 2025.pdf 310.7 KB
This factsheet provides PALM scheme employers with guidance on notifying the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations of a force majeure event and seeking a suspension of obligations due to the impacts of an event.
Attachment Size Force majeure events - information for employers.docx 150.73 KB Attachment Size Force majeure events - information for employers.pdf 188 KB
On 10 May 2024, Air Vanuatu entered voluntary liquidation after suddenly cancelling dozens of its international flights. This document has been developed to support any impacted Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employers, workers…
Attachment Size FAQs - Air Vanuatu international flight cancellations.docx 149.38 KB Attachment Size FAQs - Air Vanuatu international flight cancellations.pdf 181.05 KB
This factsheet provides support tools and resources in Australia for PALM scheme workers who may experience gambling and poker machine (the pokies) harm.
Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - English.pdf 402.1 KB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Bislama.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Fijian.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Fiji Hindi.pdf 202.44 KB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Kiribati.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Nauruan.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Samoan.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Tetum.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Tok Pisin.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Tongan.pdf 2.03 MB Attachment Size Gambling and the pokies factsheet - Tuvaluan.pdf 2.03 MB