Aged care industry
The Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement lets you sponsor overseas direct care workers for a period of up to 4 years or for permanent residence. The terms and conditions of the agreement are non-negotiable.
You can access the Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement once you have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with relevant industry union(s).
TSMIT in Labour Agreements will be raised to $70,000 pa as of 1 July 2023.
Any concession to the TSMIT that exists in a Labour Agreement will continue at the current proportion ie, if there is a 10% concession on the $53,900 current TSMIT, there will be a 10% concession on the $70,000 level (eg $7000) from 1 July 2023.
The new Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement will not be affected.
Union MOU
To access an Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement, you must first enter into an MoU with a relevant industry union(s) – the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, the Health Services Union or the United Workers Union.
For more information about entering into an MoU, please contact your relevant industry union.
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
- Health Services Union
- United Workers Union
Visa
You can sponsor overseas workers on the following visas:
Occupations
You can nominate overseas direct care workers in the following Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) positions:
- Nursing Support Worker (ANZSCO 423312)
- Personal Care Assistant (ANZSCO 423313)
- Aged or Disabled Carer (ANZSCO 423111)
English language
Overseas workers must meet the following English language requirements:
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
- For overseas workers employed by standard aged care providers: IELTS 5.0 (or equivalent) with minimum component scores of 5.0 for speaking and listening and 4.5 for reading and writing.
- For overseas workers employed by culturally and linguistically diverse aged care providers: IELTS 4.5 (or equivalent) with no component minimum, provided the overseas worker is fluent in the target community language.
Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) with no component minimum.