2.3 Employment

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2.3.1 Tasks and duties

TRA refers to the Australian New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) to compare the tasks and skills undertaken in your employment experience with those expected in your nominated occupation in Australia. The ANZSCO is a skills-based classification system used to classify all occupations and jobs in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets.

TRA may, at its discretion use other publicly available authoritative sources to verify your duties and tasks align with Australian industry standards.

2.3.2 Employment with an employer

An Employer Template must be completed for each employment period you wish to claim in support of your application. For example, if you have employment with two employers, you are required to provide two Employment Templates. The template/s must be completed by your employer or manager and include contact details that allow TRA to confirm the business exists and operates as claimed.

TRA must be able to independently confirm the contact information provided in the Employer Template is linked to the business. TRA must also be able to confirm the business functions in a way that supports the duties and tasks you undertake in your nominated occupation.

Tasks and duties listed in the Employer Templates must not be copied from external sources such as ANZSCO or other third-party sources.

The Employer Template can be downloaded from the online portal and on the Policy and Forms page of the TRA website.

2.3.3 Self Employment

If you are self-employed, you must select “Self-Employment” option in the employment type field in the TRA Online Portal. You must complete this section for each period of self-employment you are claiming. TRA must be able to confirm the contact information provided in your application is linked to the business. The business must be able to be verified as functioning in a way that supports the duties and tasks you undertake in your nominated occupation. Each period of self-employment must be supported by sufficient supporting evidence outlined at Section 2.3.6 of these Guidelines.

Tasks and duties listed in your application must not be copied from external sources such as ANZSCO or other third-party sources.

2.3.4 Employment time periods

TRA will consider all employment in the last 10 years from the date of application, that is directly relevant to your occupation.

TRA considers full-time employment as ongoing employment working the required number of hours considered full-time in the country where the employment was undertaken. Fair Work Australia considers full-time employment in Australia as 38 hours per week unless a particular industrial award specifies otherwise.

Employment completed on a part-time basis will be considered on a pro-rata basis. For example, an applicant who has completed 20 hours of employment per week over a 2-year period will be considered to have completed 12 months of full-time paid employment.

2.3.6 Pay evidence

You are required to provide pay evidence to support your employment claims. The requirements for pay evidence may vary depending on the type of employment undertaken, and these are specified in the table below. Please note TRA may request additional evidence if your claims cannot be verified.

You are required to upload full colour scans of documentary pay evidence.

Employment Type	Pay Evidence Required
Employment not completed in Australia (excluding self-employment)	At least two verifiable sources of documents for each calendar year of employment claimed from the categories below: official government tax records. This may include payment summaries, group certificates or notices of assessment official government documents that show your employers name and periods of employment. Such as: work permits/visas social insurance records official contract documents from the Ministry of Labour etc that include your employers name and period of employment superannuation documents citing the names of the employer and employee bank statements citing the name of applicant and employer and showing income deposited three payslips stating names of the employer and employee
Employment completed in Australia (excluding self-employment)	At least two verifiable sources of documents for each calendar year of employment claimed from the categories below: Income Statements or Notices of Assessment for each period of employment being claimed pay slips citing both the name of the applicant and employer superannuation documents citing the name of the applicant and employer bank statements citing the name of the applicant and employer showing income deposited
Self-Employment not undertaken in Australia	At least three verifiable types of documents for each calendar year of self-employment claimed from the categories below: business registration documents relevant trade or business licences annual business returns Invoices to clients and invoices from suppliers bank statements showing income and expenses statement from a registered/certified accountant if applicable taxation documents citing the name of the business
Self-Employment in Australia	At least three verifiable types of documents for each calendar year of self-employment claimed from the categories below: your Australian Business Number (ABN) financial statements invoices to clients and/or from suppliers bank statements showing income and expenses Business Activity Statement/s(BAS) income tax returns (including Business Schedule) Notice of Assessment statement from a registered/certified accountant if applicable