ClubCOLLECTIVE August 2026
Employing visa workers? Here's what every club operator needs to know Scrutiny around visa worker compliance has been building for years. What's changed recently is the intensity of enforcement.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is now running joint operations with the Australian Border Force, and regulators can cross-reference your payroll against immigration records more easily than ever.
For clubs, the exposure is real. Shift work, high casualisation, and large numbers of visa workers put the sector in frame, and the Migration Act imposes obligations on every employer, not just those who sponsor workers. Most breaches aren't deliberate. They come from fragmented processes, poor visibility, and records that don't hold up under scrutiny.
We've put together a practical guide on what club operators need to know — Right To Work checks, common visa conditions, where clubs get caught out, and what an audit actually looks like.
Read the full guide www.tanda.com.au/blog/employing-visa-workers-in-australia
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Name: Georgie Pollok
Title: Head of Content, Tanda
Mobile: 0401 206 798
Email: georgie.pollok@tanda.com.au
Website: https://www.tanda.com.au