[lynniep]

Wonder if anyone could help clarify the working holiday visa rule which is 'can only work for one employer for 3 months'. Seems straightforward doenst it?! Not really, especially when no-one I ask seems to really know.

Does 'employer' simply mean who I am paid by directly - or where I work i.e where the 'original' payment comes from?

To elaborate, I am employed by a testing company as a contractor, who used a recruitment company to find me (I am paid by the recruitment company) The testing company then sent me to work for a third party - a bank.

So - when my three months are up, which 'employer' can I no longer work for during my stay in Oz? The recruitment firm, the testing company, or the bank?

[Tim Uden]

I understand that you can work through an employment agency for the entire length of your working holiday visa, but the employment agency can't put you in any position that lasts longer than three months.

So even though you are technically employed by the recruitment firm, your work is only restricted in the company that you are actually doing the work for.

You may want to double check this with the Dept. of Immigration.