Industry Labour Agreement
On-Hire Industry Labour Agreement
On-hire Industry Labour Agreement: any subclass 482 occupation, temporary only, salary 20% above the TSMIT, signed worker and host contracts lodged.
Administered By
Department of Home Affairs
Key Benefit
Lets a labour hire firm sponsor subclass 482 workers and place them with host businesses, for periods of up to four years, while remaining the direct employer
Eligible occupations
There is no bespoke occupation list. Home Affairs allows any occupation on the subclass 482 eligible skilled occupation list, with the worker performing the ANZSCO tasks of the nominated position at the host site.
Occupations Covered
Any occupation on the eligible skilled occupation list for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482); the on-hire firm stays the direct employer while the worker is placed with a third party
The request process
Two things are lodged with an on-hire request that other industry agreements do not ask for: labour market testing evidence at the agreement stage, and signed copies of the contracts between the on-hire firm and the worker and between the firm and the third party where the worker will be placed. The subclass 482 visa is the only visa available under the agreement.
What the On-Hire Industry Labour Agreement provides
The On-hire Industry Labour Agreement is a temporary-only agreement: the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) is the sole visa, and there is no permanent pathway listed. The on-hire firm can sponsor a worker in any occupation on the eligible skilled occupation list for the subclass 482 program, for up to four years, and assign the worker to a third party while remaining the direct employer.
There are no English, skills or age concessions. The worker meets the Core Skills stream English and skills requirements of the subclass 482 visa and performs the ANZSCO tasks of the nominated position. Salary runs the other way from most industry agreements: annual earnings for a standard 38 hour week must be at least 20% above the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold and no less than an Australian doing the same work at the approved workplace, the worker must be full time, and the on-hire firm must pay the worker directly rather than through the host.
The request must include labour market testing evidence and signed copies of the contracts between the firm and the worker and between the firm and the third party where the worker will be placed. The on-hire agreement template is published by Home Affairs. Terms as stated by Home Affairs on 25 September 2026.
Visa Plan Lawyers and the On-Hire Industry Labour Agreement
Visa Plan Lawyers prepares on-hire requests with the two contract sets and the labour market testing record the Department requires, and advises labour hire firms on the 20% above TSMIT salary floor and the direct-payment rule before nominations are lodged.
Reviewed by Visa Plan Lawyers · Last updated: September 2026 · Agreement terms are set by the Department of Home Affairs and change without notice. General information only, not legal advice.