Help to access harvest workers

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Ongoing labour shortages mean that putting together a harvest crew is likely to again be an issue this year. Luckily the problem is well-recognised and there’s plenty of assistance to help you find harvest helpers. Some of the best options for up-to-date information include:

MADEC

A national not-for-profit, community-based organisation, MADEC can assist with sourcing labour and subsidies for related expenses. MADEC:

manages the National Harvest Labour Information Service and operates six Harvest Labour Offices;
provides jobactive services across six large employment regions;
is a recruitment services provider and approved employer for the Seasonal Worker Program.
is a Nationally Registered Training Organisation (RTO) delivering accredited training in high priority industry areas.

More information: http://www.madec.edu.au; http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/harvest.

Workforce Australia

Find and hire staff using the free services offered by Workforce Australia, a national government employment service open to all Australians and Australian businesses.

Find the right person for your business through Workforce Australia’s free:

More information: https://www.workforceaustralia.gov.au/businesses/.

Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia, and nationally for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing sectors, by allowing eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from nine Pacific islands and Timor-Leste when there are not enough local workers available.

Eligible businesses can recruit workers for short-term jobs for up to nine months or long-term roles for between one and four years in unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled positions.

More information: https://www.palmscheme.gov.au/.