Australian employers that were approved as Standard Business Sponsors must obey their sponsorship obligations, such as:
- Notify the Department of Home Affairs if your sponsored visa holder leaves employment or the nature of the employment changes
- Cover all costs associated with sponsorship and nomination applications;
- Ensure your employee works only in the nominated occupation;
- Ensure the terms and conditions of employment applied to the visa holder are equivalent to Australian workers;
- Continue to meet the Training Benchmark requirements
- To secure an offer of a reasonable standard of accommodation
- Must pay reasonable and necessary travel costs to let the sponsored employee
- Not engage in, or have not engaged in, discriminatory recruitment practices that adversely affect Australian citizens, or any other person, based on their visa or citizenship status;
- Keep records to show your compliance with your sponsorship obligations
- Must provide records or information if requested by a departmental officer
- Pay costs to locate and remove an unlawful non-citizen
- Cooperate with inspectors
The Department promotes and accepts anonymous reports from any individuals if a business is suspected to be in breach of their legal obligations
How We Can Help
Sometimes a business owner can make decisions in the ordinary course of business or consider doing so without adequately considering the obligations it has with respect to its position as a standard business sponsor. If you think this may have occurred or is likely to occur, it is important to seek expert advice to ensure that the obligations are adhered to at all times, and action is taken to rectify breaches as a priority. If you think that you or your employer may have breached any sponsorship obligations, please contact All Access Migration to avoid or minimize sanctions for your business, or any related effects to your visa.
