Remote work and a home move
Applicant playbookMoving home while your remote job stays the same
A new home address does not need to become an unexplained new employment entry.
- Market
- AU
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Updated
Short answer
Keep your documented employer, role and original start date separate from the home move. Label the move as planned or completed, and describe the work location only as your current records support it. If an employer record does not cover the proposed location, ask for clarification rather than assuming that remote work permits any move.
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Practical example
Filled example: the job is unchanged, the move is planned
All people, organisations, records and dates in this example are fictional. Ava prepares this card on 11 October 2026; it illustrates organisation, not a rental requirement.
- Employment | Example Design employment record dated 6 October | Role: customer researcher | Original start: 3 March 2024 | Record describes Ava as currently employed. No employment change is entered.
- Home | Ava currently lives in Adelaide | Move to Perth planned for 22 October | Status: planned, not completed.
- Work location | HR note dated 6 October describes the current Adelaide home arrangement | It does not address Perth | Status: clarification requested.
- Application note | "My employer, role and original start date are unchanged in the attached record. My Perth move is planned for 22 October. I have asked HR to clarify the work-location wording and have not marked that point as confirmed."
Working checklist
Make a small continuity card
Copy these labels into your private notes. Give each factual entry a source and date, and leave an unresolved field visible.
- Unchanged employment: document-named employer, role, original start date and status as actually recorded.
- Changing home details: current location, proposed location and whether the move is planned or completed.
- Work-location wording: quote the relevant part of the existing record; name its issuer and date.
- Open question: what the record does not confirm about the proposed location.
- Before sending: check that the profile uses the supported job facts and the accurate move status.
Action plan
Copy and adapt: ask about the work-location wording
Use this with your employer or HR contact when the record leaves a location question open. Replace the brackets and remove facts that do not match your situation.
Subject: Clarifying my employment record for a rental application Hello [name], My record dated [date] lists [employer], [role] and an employment start date of [date]. I am planning to move from [current location] to [proposed location] on [date]. The record describes [existing work-location wording], but I cannot tell whether it addresses the proposed location. Could you clarify the existing wording and point me to the record that confirms the current employment and location arrangement? Thank you, [name]
Keep the question pending until you have an answer. Do not describe a future arrangement as confirmed merely because the employment details are unchanged.
Useful context
Show what stays the same and what changes
Start with the employment facts you can check today. Compare them with the address and move status you plan to enter. Do not replace an original employment start date with the date you expect to move.
Treat a location question separately from employment continuity. A record describing your present arrangement may leave the proposed location unanswered. This guide offers a preparation card, not an employment-rights assessment or a forecast of future pay.
Keep in view
Check the facts before preparing your profile
Provide information relevant to the recipient's application process and handle identity or financial material carefully.
Select only the information relevant to the recipient’s request. If your role or income has actually changed, use the separate guidance below rather than presenting this unchanged-job example as your situation.
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Questions
Common questions
Clear answers for the decisions people usually pause on.
Does the move date replace my employment start date?
Keep the dates separate. Use the employment start date shown in your record and label the home move with its own planned or completed date.
What if my record only describes my current home location?
Leave the proposed work-location arrangement unconfirmed and ask the employer or HR contact which existing record answers that point. Do not infer permission from the word remote.
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