| Category |
Required Characteristics |
| Category 1
Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies |
- have Australian workers comprising at least 75% of their workforce in Australia
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| Category 2
Australian Trusted Traders |
- have Australian workers comprising at least 75% of their workforce in Australia
- engage all TSS and/or subclass 457 visa holders as employees under a written contract of employment that includes at least the minimum employment entitlements as required under the National Employment Standards (NES) (unless their occupation is exempt from this requirement)*
- have all Australian employees paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table that reflects the current market salary rates for all occupations in their business*
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| Category 3
Low volume usage and high percentage of Australian workers (at least 85%) |
- have Australian workers comprise at least 85% of their workforce in Australia
- are not a sole trader or a partnership**
- have an annual turnover of at least AUD4M for the last two years***
- have been a standard business sponsor for at least one year***
- have nominations approved for at least one primary TSS or subclass 457 visa holder in the last year***
- have a nomination non-approval rate of less than 3% for the last year
- have no adverse monitoring outcomes
- have all Australian employees paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table that reflects the current market salary rates*
- engage all TSS and/or subclass 457 visa holders as employees under a written contract that meets NES where they apply*
|
| Category 4
High volume usage and medium percentage of Australian workers (at least 75%) |
- have Australian workers comprise at least 75% of their workforce in Australia
- are not a sole trader or a partnership**
- have an annual turnover of at least AUD4M for the last two years
- have been a standard business sponsor for at least two years
- have nominations approved for at least 10 TSS and/or subclass 457 visa holders in the last two years
- have a nomination non-approval rate of less than 3% for the last two years
- have no adverse monitoring outcomes
- have all Australian employees paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table that reflects the current market salary rates*
- engage all TSS and/or subclass 457 visa holders as employees under a written contract that meets NES where they apply*
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