457 Visas: Employer and employee obligations
The
highly publicised troubles of the 7-Eleven group highlights the need for all
employers to be aware of their obligations to their employees, particularly if
they are employing foreign workers. The current media attention centres around
allegations that foreign workers were
paid at rates lower than should be paid for the type of work being done.
All
employers are subject to scrutiny pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Work Act;
in addition, employers of persons on 457 visas...
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Accountants - pass mark migration
In the last published Skill Select round (September 2015) the Department
of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) only invited 20 Accountants for
the 189 visa (instead of the normal 210 invites).
As a result this pushed up the invite pass mark to 70 points.
This is most likely due to the fact that so many Accountants have been
invited in the State sponsored 190 and 489 visas and also as DIBP may want to
keep places for later in the program year so that they guarantee obtaining the
highest scoring candidates in their...
Western Australian skilled migration occupation list (WASMOL)
Applicants
who have an occupation identified on the Western Australian skilled
migration occupation list (WASMOL) may be eligible for
Western Australian State nomination using the following visas:
Skilled
Nominated visa (subclass 190) or Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass
489).
State
nomination applicants will have to compete with all potential employees in the
Western Australian labour market to secure any available or advertised
position.
For
occupations which require licensing or registration before being...
Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA)
Because of
its remote location and acute skills shortages in the Northern Territory, their
government have negotiated a Migration agreement for companies to be able to
more easily sponsor 457 visa holders.
Where a
Northern Territory employer is seeking a Temporary Skilled Migration Income
Threshold (TSMIT) concession, the
business will need to demonstrate that the salary being
offered to a
prospective overseas worker is no less favourable than what an Australian
citizen or permanent resident could expect doing the same job in the...
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Fair Work - Recovery of unpaid wages
A Private Members Bill has been introduced in the House of
Representatives entitled the Fair Work Amendment (Recovery of
Unpaid Amounts for Franchisee Employees) Bill 2015.
The aim of the Bill is to ensure employees are paid correctly, whether
or not they are Australian citizens. It will require more oversight by
franchisers over the franchisee companies within their chains, to ensure legal
minimum wages are paid to employees and the terms and conditions of employment
meet the National Employment Standards (NES).
The...
Monday, 12 October 2015
Skilled Migration Program pushed by Senator Nick Xenophon
Mr Nick Xenophon, the independent senator in Australia has forwarded his push for a new skilled migration program so that economically challenged areas in South Australia, his home state, can be boosted for everybody’s benefit. He believes that this move can lift the state out of its economic gloom.
”We need a targeted, sensible, business investment migration program for low population states and regions that would turbocharge the economies of those areas,” Senator Xenophon said on an interview with the AAP.
The senator met with businesses...
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