About the PALM Scheme
Reliable, productive and engaged workforce
Regional Workforce Management (RWM) is proud to be the largest provider under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme. This life changing program connects hardworking individuals from nine Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste with businesses across regional Australia, creating a reliable, engaged workforce where local employees aren’t available.
Through RWM, your business may recruit workers for longer-term unskilled, low-skilled or semi-skilled roles for up to four years.
About the PALM Scheme
Reliable, productive and engaged workforce
Regional Workforce Management (RWM) is proud to be the largest provider under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme. This life changing program connects hardworking individuals from nine Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste with businesses across regional Australia, creating a reliable, engaged workforce where local employees aren’t available.
Through RWM, your business may recruit workers for longer-term unskilled, low-skilled or semi-skilled roles for up to four years.
About the PALM Scheme
Reliable, productive and engaged workforce
Regional Workforce Management (RWM) is proud to be the largest provider under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme. This life changing program connects hardworking individuals from nine Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste with businesses across regional Australia, creating a reliable, engaged workforce where local employees aren’t available.
Through RWM, your business may recruit workers for longer-term unskilled, low-skilled or semi-skilled roles for up to four years.
Creating opportunities
The PALM Scheme doesn’t just fill roles – it changes lives. Workers gain skills, confidence and income to support their families and uplift their villages back home. For Australian businesses, it’s an opportunity to grow with a committed team that shares your values and vision.
Pacific Island and Timorese workers
Client sites across rural, regional and metro Australia
Traineeships building skills and futures
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Sent back to worker's home nations
Pacific Island and Timorese workers
Client sites across rural, regional and metro Australia
Traineeships building skills and futures
$
Sent back to workers' home nations every year
Want to return to work with RWM after their visa expires
Of PALM workers have either completed, started or want to do training & qualification programs
Satisfied with work & life experience
24/7 leading pastoral care - support that feels like home
24/7 pastoral care - support that feels like home
Moving to a new country is a life changing step and we’re here to make it as smooth as possible for both Pacific Islanders and businesses. At the heart of our care are dedicated site teams and cultural welfare offices who work around the clock, offering hands on support – big or small. From fostering well-being and connection for workers as they adjust to new roles to communities and cultural differences, their proactive approach makes every worker feel welcomed, valued and at home.
Our cultural welfare officers, Pa Enari, a Samoan Chief and Mick Seduadua from Fiji bring invaluable cultural insights and personal ties to our pastoral care, offering emotional, social and even spiritual guidance. Together, these teams bridge cultural gaps, address challenges before they arise, and cultivate a reliable, engaged workforce that feels at home. Their presence reflects the depth of what makes RWM special – a commitment to care and connection.
Moving to a new country is a life changing step and we’re here to make it as smooth as possible for both Pacific Islanders and businesses. At the heart of our care are dedicated site teams and cultural welfare offices who work around the clock, offering hands on support – big or small. From fostering well-being and connection for workers as they adjust to new roles to communities and cultural differences, their proactive approach makes every worker feel welcomed, valued and at home.
Our cultural welfare officers, Pa Enari, a Samoan Chief and Mick Seduadua from Fiji bring invaluable cultural insights and personal ties to our pastoral care, offering emotional, social and even spiritual guidance. Together, these teams bridge cultural gaps, address challenges before they arise, and cultivate a reliable, engaged workforce that feels at home. It's why 92% of workers rate our Cultural Welfare Officers as extremely or very helpful. Their presence reflects the depth of what makes RWM special, a commitment to care and connection.
Helping workers learn and grow
We're passionate about helping workers grow. Through our traineeship programs, Pacific Islander workers gain qualifications, confidence and valuable skills that create brighter futures for their families and communities back home. In fact, 98% of PALM workers have either completed, started or want to do training and qualification programs.
Helping workers learn and grow
We’re passionate about helping workers grow. Through our traineeship programs, Pacific Islander workers gain qualifications, confidence and valuable skills that create brighter futures for their families and communities back home.
The RWM Way - end to end support
RWM manages the entire PALM recruitment process, from recruitment, onboarding, visa and immigration processing, mobilisation and settling in Australia.
Step 1: Recruitment & Travel
RWM starts with a conversation to understand your workforce needs, then we handle the rest. Approvals and compliance, in country recruitment, visas, flights and arrival - we manage the full PALM pathway so you get reliable, engaged work ready staff.
Step 2: Settling in & onboarding
The first couple of weeks focus on getting employees set up properly including housing, transport, local community, financial confidence and full worksite induction. For our clients, that means employees who are settled, supported and ready to contribute from the start.
Step 3: Culture, connection & community
RWM's welfare and wellbeing teams, along with cultural welfare officers, support PALM employees to adjust, connect and thrive. They help them navigate cultural differences, settle into their new town and build a life beyond work. This means happy, engaged employees who are confident, reliable and integrated into both the workplace and local community.
Step 4: Skills & qualifications
RWM’s traineeship program gives PALM employees the technical and soft skills they need while balancing learning with daily operations. This means stronger compliance, fewer errors, increased productivity and a growing leadership pipeline as employees step into higher duties and supervisory roles.
Step 1: Recruitment & Travel
RWM starts with a conversation to understand your workforce needs, then we handle the rest. Approvals and compliance, in country recruitment, visas, flights and arrival - we manage the full PALM pathway so you get reliable, engaged work ready staff.
Step 2: Settling in & onboarding
The first couple of weeks focusses on getting workers set up properly including housing, transport, local community, financial confidence and full worksite induction. For our clients, that means employees who are settled, supported and ready to contribute from day one, backed by a team committed to their wellbeing and long term success.
Step 3: Culture, connection & community
RWM's welfare and wellbeing teams, along with cultural welfare officers, support PALM workers to adjust, connect and thrive helping them navigate cultural differences, settle into their new town and build a life beyond work. This means happy, engaged employees who are confident, reliable and integrated into both the workplace and local community.
Step 4: Skills & qualifications
RWM’s traineeship program gives PALM employees the technical and soft skills they need while balancing learning with daily operations. This means stronger compliance, fewer errors, increased productivity and a growing leadership pipeline as employees step into higher duties and supervisory roles.
Good news from the heart of Australia
Halafihi Hasn’t Missed a Single Day of Work
Halafihi joined the PALM Scheme with a clear goal: to support his family...
From Tomatoes to Two Homes: Francis’s PALM Journey
Francis joined RWM and began working in the tomato farming industry...
Elenoa's Journey from Fiji to Opportunity, Inspiring Dreams and Change as a PALM Worker
Discover Elenoa’s inspiring story as a PALM worker, overcoming challenges...
PALM Scheme FAQs
What kinds of roles can the PALM workers do?
RWM supports all roles within your operations on the floor for example process workers, farm hands or labourers. We also operate in manufacturing, horticulture, farming and agriculture, fisheries, accommodation, hospitality and tourism.
Who can employ PALM workers?
Approved employers can recruit under the PALM Scheme. RWM has been an approved employer since 2018 and has employed over 10,000 workers across multiple industries during this time.
Who employs the workers - RWM or my business?
RWM is the Approved Employer for PALM Scheme. We handle every detail, from recruitment in the pacific to onboarding, visas and immigration to mobilisation and payroll in Australia. Workers are then placed with your business, ensuring they’re ready to hit the ground running.
How quickly can you fill roles?
Mobilisation of PALM workers typically requires a minimum of eight weeks after recruitment application approval, assuming all documentation is completed. We work hand in hand with relevant government Labour Sending Units and guide employers through every step, including selecting the right candidates for the job.
How long can PALM Scheme workers stay in Australia?
PALM Scheme workers can stay and work for up to four years, offering stability and reliability for businesses in industries like meat and food processing.
What are the visa requirements?
The Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) lets PALM workers come to Australia to take part in the PALM Scheme. As part of the recruitment process, workers submit the relevant documentation and RWM applies on their behalf, liaising with the Labour Sending Unit.
PALM Scheme FAQs
What kinds of roles can the PALM workers do?
RWM supports all roles within your operations on the floor for example process workers, farm hands or labourers. We also operate in manufacturing, horticulture, farming and agriculture, fisheries, accommodation, hospitality and tourism.
Who can employ PALM workers?
Approved employers can recruit under the PALM Scheme. RWM has been an approved employer since 2018 and has employed over 10,000 workers across multiple industries during this time.
Who employs the workers - RWM or my business?
RWM is the Approved Employer for PALM Scheme. We handle every detail, from recruitment in the pacific to onboarding, visas and immigration to mobilisation and payroll in Australia. Workers are then placed with your business, ensuring they’re ready to hit the ground running.
How quickly can you fill roles?
Mobilisation of PALM workers typically requires a minimum of eight weeks after recruitment application approval, assuming all documentation is completed. We work hand in hand with relevant government Labour Sending Units and guide employers through every step, including selecting the right candidates for the job.
How long can PALM Scheme workers stay in Australia?
PALM Scheme workers can stay and work for up to four years, offering stability and reliability for businesses in industries like meat and food processing.
What are the visa requirements?
The Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) lets PALM workers come to Australia to take part in the PALM Scheme. As part of the recruitment process, workers submit the relevant documentation and RWM applies on their behalf, liaising with the Labour Sending Unit.
PALM Scheme FAQs
What kinds of roles can the PALM workers do?
RWM supports all roles within your operations on the floor for example process workers, farm hands or labourers. We also operate in manufacturing, horticulture, farming and agriculture, fisheries, accommodation, hospitality and tourism.
Who can employ PALM workers?
Approved employers can recruit under the PALM Scheme. RWM has been an approved employer since 2018 and has employed over 10,000 workers across multiple industries during this time.
Who employs the workers - RWM or my business?
RWM is the Approved Employer for PALM Scheme. We handle every detail, from recruitment in the pacific to onboarding, visas and immigration to mobilisation and payroll in Australia. Workers are then placed with your business, ensuring they’re ready to hit the ground running.
How quickly can you fill roles?
Mobilisation of PALM workers typically requires a minimum of eight weeks after recruitment application approval, assuming all documentation is completed. We work hand in hand with relevant government Labour Sending Units and guide employers through every step, including selecting the right candidates for the job.
How long can PALM Scheme workers stay in Australia?
PALM Scheme workers can stay and work for up to four years, offering stability and reliability for businesses in industries like meat and food processing.
What are the visa requirements?
The Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) lets PALM workers come to Australia to take part in the PALM Scheme. As part of the recruitment process, workers submit the relevant documentation and RWM applies on their behalf, liaising with the Labour Sending Unit.
