Right to Work Checks for Australian Employees

HR Administration Guide

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R2025.2.1
Right to Work Checks for Australian Employees

Employees in Australian pay groups must comply with government regulations regarding their right to work (RTW) in Australia.

Your organization can use one of the following methods to verify an employee's right to work:

  • CheckWorkRights is an external provider that sends emails to candidates and employees. These emails include links to complete their right to work document requirements and are sent as part of the Recruiting workflow. CheckWorkRights also conducts automatic and manual checks on an ongoing basis to help ensure that employees are properly verified. For example, it regularly polls visa status data and updates Dayforce with any changes. A CheckWorkRights account is required.
  • See Right to Work Checks for Australian Employees (CheckWorkRights).
  • VEVO provides free right to work verification. After hiring, employees complete a standard form and upload this form to Dayforce, from where it's sent to VEVO for verification. VEVO then updates the employee’s right to work details in Dayforce. Organizations must ask employees to send the form again if they need ongoing verification.
  • See Right to Work Checks for Australian Employees (VEVO).
  • The default Dayforce functionality lets employees declare their right to work status in their employee profile in Dayforce. Right to work documents are accessible in People.
  • See Right to Work (Australia).