Compliance
Stay informed and compliant with industry regulations through our informative blogs
PALM Disengagement and Re-engagement: What DEWR Will Consider
Leaving a PALM job without approved work is disengagement. Re-engagement needs a valid 403 visa with at least six months left, and a reason DEWR accepts.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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PALM Worker Rights: Fair Work, Awards and DEWR Grievances
PALM workers have the same workplace rights as other employees. How Fair Work, awards and the PALM grievance policy sit together.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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PALM Skills Development Program: Tiers, Caps and Cost Shares 2026
DEWR will reimburse eligible training if you apply first. Current Tier 2–4 caps and cost shares, including the $600 Tier 3 cap.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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PALM Incident Reporting: How Approved Employers Use PALMIS
Critical and other incidents go through the Approved Employer portal. After hours, phone 1800 51 51 31 only for critical events.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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PALM Welfare Officers: Fortnightly Meetings and the 1-to-120 Rule
Approved Employers must provide a Worker Welfare and Wellbeing Support Person, meet workers face to face every fortnight, and staff the role at scheme ratios.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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PALM Approved Employer Guidelines 2.1: What Changed in 2026
Guidelines 2.1 took effect in March 2026. Here is what Approved Employers and hosts should re-read, and where the live documents sit.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Horticulture labour hire licence conditions 2026
Victorian horticulture labour hire licences now carry standard conditions. LHA may also request a business compliance plan.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Victoria labour hire licensing changes 2026
Victorian labour hire licensing tightened from 1 June 2026. Orchard Tech holds VICLHL06235 and places workers in Victoria and NSW.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Agriculture Community to Boost Yield and Conserve Water
How do you improve productivity and yield, while conserving precious water supplies? This is a question farmers across the globe have grappled with for decades, but a reputed company SupPlant is on a mission to provide them with the answer. The Israeli-based start-up is using agronomic algorithms, artificial intelligence and cloud-based technology to meet this […]
July 3, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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Irrigation in Australia: The Complete Picture
Archive article. This article describes the period originally reported. It is not a current market, recruitment, health or regulatory update. For newer reading, visit the Orchard Tech Knowledge Centre and check the relevant official sources before acting. Irrigation covers only 5% of Australia’s tilled agricultural land but delivers 30% of total agricultural output. Agriculture utilises […]
July 3, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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Horticulture labour hire licence conditions 2026
Victorian horticulture labour hire licences now carry standard conditions. LHA may also request a business compliance plan.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Victoria labour hire licensing changes 2026
Victorian labour hire licensing tightened from 1 June 2026. Orchard Tech holds VICLHL06235 and places workers in Victoria and NSW.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Farm Safety in Victoria: Practical Risk Controls
A current Victorian farm-safety guide covering common hazards, practical risk controls, labour-hire responsibilities, emergency planning and incident reporting.
July 3, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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Horticulture Labour Shortage at Its Highest
Archive article. This article describes the period originally reported. It is not a current market, recruitment, health or regulatory update. For newer reading, visit the Orchard Tech Knowledge Centre and check the relevant official sources before acting. The ongoing pandemic and the shortage of seasonal workers and backpackers that are arriving in Australia has created […]
July 3, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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Woes Continue for Labour Shortage in Australia
Archive article. This article describes the period originally reported. It is not a current market, recruitment, health or regulatory update. For newer reading, visit the Orchard Tech Knowledge Centre and check the relevant official sources before acting. FORECASTS SHOW THAT THERE IS NO SHORT TERM END FOR AUSTRALIA’S HORTICULTURE LABOUR SHORTAGES. Australian Bureau of Agricultural […]
July 3, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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Pacific Island Farmworkers Earn Jobs Due to Deal
Archive article. This article describes the period originally reported. It is not a current market, recruitment, health or regulatory update. For newer reading, visit the Orchard Tech Knowledge Centre and check the relevant official sources before acting. In news that is welcomed by the agricultural industry, Victoria is set to receive an additional 1500 Pacific […]
July 3, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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Labour Hire Compliance and Worker Rights
Labour hire compliance includes correct pay, licensing, work-right checks, PALM obligations, workplace safety, records, privacy and accessible reporting pathways.
July 1, 2024 • Hari Yellina
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PALM Disengagement and Re-engagement: What DEWR Will Consider
Leaving a PALM job without approved work is disengagement. Re-engagement needs a valid 403 visa with at least six months left, and a reason DEWR accepts.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Read More →
PALM Worker Rights: Fair Work, Awards and DEWR Grievances
PALM workers have the same workplace rights as other employees. How Fair Work, awards and the PALM grievance policy sit together.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Read More →
PALM Skills Development Program: Tiers, Caps and Cost Shares 2026
DEWR will reimburse eligible training if you apply first. Current Tier 2–4 caps and cost shares, including the $600 Tier 3 cap.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Read More →
PALM Incident Reporting: How Approved Employers Use PALMIS
Critical and other incidents go through the Approved Employer portal. After hours, phone 1800 51 51 31 only for critical events.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Read More →
PALM Welfare Officers: Fortnightly Meetings and the 1-to-120 Rule
Approved Employers must provide a Worker Welfare and Wellbeing Support Person, meet workers face to face every fortnight, and staff the role at scheme ratios.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Read More →
PALM Approved Employer Guidelines 2.1: What Changed in 2026
Guidelines 2.1 took effect in March 2026. Here is what Approved Employers and hosts should re-read, and where the live documents sit.
August 29, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Read More →