12 August 2018
The following alterations/additions have been made to the current LMT requirements for employers:
- LMT must be for a minimum of 4 weeks
- be undertaken in the 4 months immediately prior to lodgement
- salary must be advertised unless higher than $96,400
- skills and experience must be advertised
- alternative arrangements are available for positions annual earnings over $250,000
Advertising on recruitment websites
- Only prominent or professional recruitment websites are acceptable for LMT purposes, these include e.g. jobactive.gov.au, SEEK.
- Industry specific recruitment sites that are in significant use by the industry for nominated occupations are also acceptable, eg for hospitality occupations, Frontline Hospitality Recruitment.
- LinkedIn’s online recruitment platform is acceptable for LMT purposes, however, vacancies restricted to LinkedIn profile members only are NOT acceptable for LMT purposes.
- There is no requirement that the sponsor placed the advertisement themselves. The sponsor may authorise a third party, eg recruitment company or associated entity to place the advertisements.
- A general classified website or an advertisement solely through social media notification, such as Twitter or Instagram is NOT an acceptable method.
- GUMTREE is not an acceptable website for LMT.