Hospitality
Hospitality Recruitment
Australia's hospitality sector needs skilled chefs, cooks and venue managers, as well as low to semi-skilled workers that keep restaurants, bars and hotels running – and Lorg Talent recruits across the full spectrum.
For 482-eligible roles, we source permanent professionals locally and internationally.
Our real differentiator: lies further down the ladder. Through THE LORG PALM PATHWAY we give regional tourism and hospitality businesses access to low to semi-skilled hospitality & retail workers the standard Subclass 482 visa pathways doesn’t allow.
Skilled/Simi-skilled
Skilled (482-Eligible)
Roles
- Chefs
- Cooks
- Hotel & Motel Managers
Semi-Skilled — Regional (DAMA)
Roles
- Kitchen Hands
- Cleaners
- Wait Staff
- Receptionists
Low to Simi-skilled
PALM Scheme/DAMA
Roles
- Kitchen hands
- Waitstaff
- Receptionists
- Front of house
- Housekeepers
- Cleaners
- General hands
- Trainee cooks
Why Lorg Talent
We combine local networks with international sourcing across Ireland, the UK, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand for skilled roles, with Subclass 482 visas managed end-to-end by AHWC Immigration Law. For regional employers, DAMA unlocks semi-skilled hospitality workers outside the standard occupation list.
What really sets us apart is THE LORG TALENT PATHWAY to a ready pool of low to simi-skilled hospitality workers from the Pacific Islands & Timor-Leste. This new pathway is a gamechanger for the Tourism & Hospitality Sectors.
Through THE LORG TALENT PATHWAY we provide regional tourism and hospitality operators with access to a ready pool of Pacific Island & Timor-Leste hospitality workers.
We do all the work to get your business approved, source the workers, onboard them and arrange accommodation where required. We do all the work and your business enjoys all the benefits of a stable long-term workforce.
Our unique billing model makes THE LORG TALENT PATHWAY a no brainer for regional tourism and hospitality operators struggling with acute staff shortages.
THE LORG PALM PATHWAY - Advantages for Regional Hospitality & Tourism Operators:
For Regional Hospitality Operrators struggling with staff shortages, the PALM Scheme offers, real, measurable advantages over the traditional Subclass 482 sponsorship:
| 482 Visa | PALM Scheme | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum salary | Bound by TSMIT ($79,423 + super = $88,954 incl'super) | Governed by relevant award rates — significantly lower than TSMIT for semi-skilled roles |
| Visa costs | SAF of $4,800 - $7,200, based on turnover + visa application fee of +/- $4,000 per applicant | Minimal upfront costs with TLE LORG PALM PATHWAY co |
| Retention | Employees have flexibility to move between employers | With THE LORG PALM PATHWAY 99% of workers stay with their employers for 4 years |
For semi-skilled and support roles, this means employers aren't forced into 482 salary thresholds that don't reflect the role's actual value — while gaining a workforce with retention rates most sectors can only dream of.
The PALM Scheme Advantage for Regional Hospitality Operators:
For Regional Hospitality Operrators struggling with staff shortages, the PALM Scheme offers, real, measurable advantages over the traditional Subclass 482 sponsorship:
482 Visa
PALM Scheme
Minimum salary
Bound by TSMIT ($79,423 + super)
Governed by relevant award rates — significantly lower than TSMIT for semi-skilled roles
482 Visa
PALM Scheme
Visa costs
SAF of $4,800 - $7,200, based on turnover + visa application fee of +/- $4,000 per applicant
No SAF levy; visa application fee a fraction of 482 cost
Retention
Employees have flexibility to move between employers
99% of workers stay the full term — can't switch employers under PALM
For semi-skilled and support roles, this means employers aren't forced into 482 salary thresholds that don't reflect the role's actual value — while gaining a workforce with retention rates most sectors can only dream of.
