vSure Visa and Work Rights Compliance Blog

Make Checking Your Employee Visa Status Easy

It can be an arduous, costly, and time consuming task to individually check the visa status of all your non-citizen and non-permanent resident employees. It’s also easy to forget that you need to check the visa status of your employees on a regular basis – not only at the start of their employment. Making one simple mistake

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Does Your Recruitment Strategy Protect You From Penalties?

Employing people without the correct visa status in Australia is a serious problem and prevalent in political discourse.  The Employer Sanctions Legislation has made it clear that businesses and individuals who are found to have illegal workers will receive serious penalties. So what happens if you use a recruitment company for your hiring processes? What

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How Do I know if my Employees have Citizenship or Permanent Residence in Australia?

These are the types of identification that are acceptable to prove citizenship or permanent residence in Australia: Australian passport New Zealand passport Australian citizenship certificate plus photo ID Australian birth certificate plus photo ID Certificate of resident status plus photo ID Certificate of Status for New Zealand Citizens in Australia (CSNZCA) plus photo ID We

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Possible Changes to Immigration under a Liberal Government

Now that Australia is led by a Coalition Government, we can assume that some changes may come into action regarding Australian Immigration. Our previous Labor Government had quite a stern stance against the Employer Sponsored Program of Visas compared to those of the Coalition, so we can hope for more favourable treatment in the future.

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New Feature – Dashboard and Navigation

At vSure, we are dedicated to bring our clients new features to enhance their user experience on a regular basis. One of our newest features is a brand new Dashboard and Navigation bar to make vSure a nice and simple experience for you! Watch our latest tutorial here… This tutorial will give you a quick

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Hiring Temporary Visa Holders in Australia – How to Avoid the Pitfalls

As of 30 June 2013, there were approximately 1.67 million “temporary entrants” in Australia. This includes temporary visa holders such as 457 visas, student visas, working holiday visas, and also holders of bridging visas. Whilst figures are not published on them, we also estimate that there are approximately 138,000 holders of provisional visas in Australia –

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Case Study – How are HR Managers Affected?

Karen works as an HR Manager for xCorp. She loves her job – dealing with people, the constant variety and learning, as well as the ability to really make a difference. What she hates is suddenly finding out at the last minute that a key staff member is no longer able to work due to

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Helpful Tips for Sponsors of Temporary Employees

Sponsoring employees to work for you in Australia can be a complex responsibility to take on.  There are many obligations that need to be met for the duration of sponsorship that some employers are not aware of. It’s important to uphold your sponsorship obligations while employing overseas workers; otherwise you could face fines or even

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The Cost of Having Illegal Workers in Australia

What are the offences? There are four offences for businesses who are found to be in breach of the Employer Sanctions Legislation: 1. Allowing, or continuing to allow an unlawful non-citizen to work 2. Allowing, or continuing to allow a non-citizen to work in breach of a work-related visa condition 3. Referring an unlawful non-citizen

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Visa Conditions Employers Should Know About

Visa Conditions are a set of rules that can apply to a number of visa subclasses in Australia.  Individuals must comply with their conditions for the duration of their visa or face consequences, such as cancellation of their visa and having to leave the country. It is also important for employers to ensure their temporary

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