From JobActive to Workforce

As of 04 July 2022, Australia’s official job advertisement service, JobActive, has been replaced with Workforce Australia. By using this new employment service platform, individuals and businesses will be able to connect and manage their own employment needs.

Since it’s a replacement for JobActive, you will be able to sign into Workforce Australia by using your current active JobActive account and the new service will have your information.

Effect on Labour Market Testing

Employers willing to nominate workers under the Temporary Skills Shortage (“TSS”) visa (subclass 482) or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494) must conduct a Labour Market Testing (“LMT”) by publishing the proposed position advertisements on a national reach website, print media, radio or the business’ website (if the employer is an accredited sponsor) for at least 4 weeks in the last four months before lodging the nomination application. A minimum of three advertisements are required, where one must be now advertised on the replaced Australian Government’s employment service website – Workforce Australia.

As a reminder, employers must satisfy the LMT advertisement requirement by including the following information in English:

• The title, or a description, of the position (multiple position in one advertisement is acceptable)
• The skills or experience required for the position
• The name of the approved sponsor or the name of the recruitment agency being used by the sponsor
• The salary for the position – if the annual earnings for the position are lower than AUD$96,400 (it is acceptable to publish a salary range, ex. AUD$80,000 to $90,000)

There are no requirement changes to the LMT, but only Australia’s official employment service has been replaced with a new digital platform.

JobActive Advertisements Prior to 04 July 2022

The Department of Home Affairs is working to amend legislation to reflect the change in platform and provide suitable transitional arrangements so that employers who advertised on JobActive before 04 July 2022 will not be disadvantaged.

Workforce Australia App

If you had the JobActive ‘Job Seek’ app downloaded, your app would no longer work from 8pm (AEST), 30 June 2022. If automatic updates are turned on, your app should have been renamed to ‘Workforce Australia’ after 30 June.

If you do not have automatic updates turned on, you may need to update your ‘Job Seek’ app to get the new app or download the new app from App Store or Google Play.