Global Mobility and Compliance

Global Mobility & Immigration Compliance Services

End-to-end workforce mobility and sponsor compliance for Australian employers.

Are you an HR professional, business owner or in-house legal advisor managing employer-sponsored visas in Australia? Visa obligations, constant immigration law changes and compliance risk can be complex and time-consuming — and the cost of getting them wrong is rising. That is where Tolic Lawyers steps in.

Our Global Mobility and Compliance Services help businesses manage the legal, operational and cultural aspects of employing international talent in Australia. We make your workforce mobility strategy legally compliant, efficient and scalable — freeing your team to focus on growth. Crucially, we advise across both migration and employment law, the two areas global mobility actually sits on, so you are not stitching together advice from separate firms.

What we offer: end-to-end workforce mobility & compliance

Strategic workforce mobility

We help businesses relocate and manage skilled employees across borders, ensuring full visa compliance and smooth workforce integration within Australian legal frameworks.

Employer-sponsored visa management

We provide expert legal support across the full range of Australian temporary and permanent skilled visas, including:

Subclass 482 — Skills in Demand (SID) visa

Subclass 186 — Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa

Subclass 494 — Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa

Subclass 407 — Training visa

Subclass 400 — Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa

From application to approval, we streamline the process and keep your business and your employees compliant at every stage.

Immigration risk & compliance advisory

Stay ahead of risk with tailored immigration compliance solutions, including:

monitoring work rights and visa conditions;

advising on Labour Market Testing (LMT) obligations;

conducting internal compliance audits and policy reviews; and

ongoing legal support for sponsor obligations and reporting requirements.

Cultural training & workforce integration

We deliver cultural awareness programs that help international hires adapt to Australian workplace norms, improving communication, retention and team integration.

Australian employment law for international staff

We make sure your employment practices align with local law when hiring overseas talent — practical advice on employment contracts, Fair Work compliance and workplace rights in Australia. This is where our combined migration and employment law capability sets us apart.

Our services at a glance

Why choose Tolic Lawyers for global mobility support?

Led by Principal Solicitor Arnela Tolic, who practises in both employer-sponsored migration and immigration compliance.

Dual migration and employment law capability — the two disciplines global mobility depends on, under one roof.

Experience working alongside HR teams, in-house counsel and international businesses.

End-to-end solutions integrating visa processing, audit support, policy development and legal strategy.

A proven track record assisting the hospitality, healthcare, NDIS, construction and corporate sectors.

Frequently asked questions

What is global mobility in an Australian immigration context?

Global mobility is the end-to-end management of moving and employing international talent — visa strategy and processing, sponsor compliance, employment-law alignment and workforce integration — so that hiring overseas workers is legally compliant and operationally smooth.

What are an Australian sponsor’s main compliance obligations?

Approved sponsors must keep prescribed records, ensure sponsored workers only do the nominated work, pay at least the required salary, cooperate with monitoring, and notify the Department of certain events within set timeframes. Breaches can lead to sanctions, bars and financial penalties.

Do you conduct immigration compliance audits?

Yes. We run internal compliance audits and policy reviews to identify and fix gaps in work-rights checks, record-keeping and sponsor obligations before the Department does — a key risk-management step for any business employing sponsored workers.

Can you support our in-house HR or legal team directly?

Yes. We regularly work alongside HR teams and in-house counsel — from one-off advice and audits through to ongoing, end-to-end management of a sponsored workforce.

Why does combined migration and employment law matter?

Employing overseas talent raises questions in both areas at once — visa conditions on one side, Fair Work and contract obligations on the other. Advising across both lets us spot risks a migration-only or employment-only adviser can miss.

Tolic Lawyers — Employer-Sponsored Migration, Global Mobility & Immigration Compliance

Suite 19/103 George Street, Parramatta NSW 2150

P: (02) 8077 2562   ·   E:    ·   toliclawyers.com.au

Disclaimer: This page is general information only and is current as at June 2026. It is not legal or migration advice. Immigration and sponsor-compliance requirements change regularly, and each matter depends on its own facts. Please obtain advice tailored to your business from a qualified legal practitioner before acting. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.