Is this employer real?

No. Employer Check is an independent tool built by a Sydney-based customer experience professional. It uses publicly available data from government sources but is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government agency. The Australian Government does not endorse this tool.

You enter a company name or ABN from a job ad. The tool checks three government databases in real time: the Australian Business Register (ABN status, GST registration, entity type), ASIC's business names register (company registration), and AusTender (federal government contract history). The results are combined into a plain-English signal.

Amber means one or more government registry signals are absent or not found. This does not confirm any wrongdoing on the employer's part. New businesses, sole traders, and companies under $75,000 turnover often have fewer registry signals than established employers. Always check directly at abr.business.gov.au and ask the employer for their ABN in writing before sharing personal documents.

ABN data is checked in real time and cached for up to 24 hours. ASIC business names data is updated weekly. AusTender contract data currently covers up to June 2020. Each result shows the date and time it was checked.

Yes. If you believe a result is inaccurate, contact us at hello@employercheck.com.au with the ABN and the result you received. We review disputes and can remove cached results where the data is demonstrably incorrect.

No. A green result means no government registry risk indicators were found at the time of checking. It tells you the employer's ABN is active and their registrations are in order — it does not tell you anything about how they treat staff, whether the salary is accurate, or whether the job is real. Always trust your instincts and do your own research before sharing personal documents.

No. It means one or more government registry records were not found at the time of checking. There are many innocent explanations — a new business, a recent restructure, a sole trader under the GST threshold, or details not yet updated. A concerning result is a prompt to look closer, not a conclusion. Verify directly at abr.business.gov.au.

Employer Check checks whether the employer has an active ABN, an ASIC Business Names registration, and any federal government contract history. It does not check employer reviews, salary accuracy, working conditions, legal history, or wage theft. It is a government registry check only.

Many businesses operate under a trading name that differs from their legal registered name. Franchises often use a local operator ABN. Try searching by ABN rather than name — the ABN is the most reliable identifier. If the employer won't provide an ABN, that is worth noting.

Yes, in some cases. A sophisticated actor could register a legitimate ABN and pass a government registry check. Someone could also use a real company's ABN in a fraudulent job ad. This tool checks registries — it cannot detect identity theft or fraud behind a valid registration. Always verify that the ABN in the ad actually belongs to the company who posted it.

Yes. Employer Check uses Australian government data and is designed for jobs advertised in Australia. We are exploring coverage in other countries including New Zealand.

No. Employer Check is an independent tool. The Australian Government does not endorse it — this is stated on every result page. Results cannot be influenced by any employer or third party.

No. Results are generated automatically from public government data. No employer can pay to change, improve, or hide their result.

ABR data is checked in real time and cached for up to 24 hours. ASIC Business Names data is refreshed weekly — there may be up to 7 days between a change and it appearing here. AusTender contract data covers contracts up to June 2020. The date each source was checked is shown on every result page.

Yes. Use the contact form at employercheck.com.au/contact and select "Dispute a result." If your ABR or ASIC details are incorrect, updating them at abr.business.gov.au or asic.gov.au will be reflected within 24 hours of our next data refresh. We aim to review disputes within 5 business days.

Government registries are official databases maintained by Australian government bodies. The Australian Business Register records every business with an ABN. ASIC records registered company and business names. AusTender records federal government contracts. When we check registry status, we are checking whether an employer appears in these databases and whether their registrations are active.

AusTender provides publicly accessible contract data up to June 2020 through its open data API. Contracts awarded after that date are not available through the same public data feed. The absence of recent contract history does not mean the employer has no contracts — it reflects the coverage limit of the publicly available data.

Yes. When a sole trader registers an ABN, their legal name is recorded in the Australian Business Register as the entity name. This is public information published by the government — the same information visible at abr.business.gov.au. If you have concerns about your ABN record, contact the ATO at ato.gov.au.

Contact IDCARE at idcare.org — Australia's national identity and cyber support service — for free support. If you believe you have been scammed, report to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au and to ReportCyber at cyber.gov.au/report.

Your searches are not linked to any personal identifier. We do not collect your name, email, or any account information. We cache employer results for up to 24 hours to reduce calls to government APIs — this cache stores the employer result only, not who searched for it. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Not necessarily. A green result means no government registry risk indicators were found — it does not guarantee the employer is legitimate or that the job is real. If you have been scammed, report it to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au and contact IDCARE at idcare.org for support.

Employer Check reports government registry data only — the same information visible on abr.business.gov.au and asic.gov.au. It makes no claim about any employer's conduct, character, or intentions. A result showing registry records not found reflects what government databases returned at the time of the check. It is not a finding that the employer has done anything wrong. Employers can update their details at abr.business.gov.au or contact us at hello@employercheck.com.au.