There is a simple solution to the 457 visa impasse
This debate around 457 visas boils down to a difference of opinion on how best to identify a domestic skill shortage for which a 457 visa can be used. For Labor, the most desirable option for...
View ArticleChanges to compulsory Superannuation Guarantee Levy
From 1 July 2013, the compulsory Superannuation Guarantee Levy payable by employers increased from 9% to 9.25% with a view to a final increase in stages to 12% by 1 July 2019. Since superannuation is...
View ArticleCoalition vows to end ‘union red tape’ for faster 457 visas
THE Abbott government has vowed to slash “union red tape” on 457 visas as business steps up its demands for the reversal of Labor’s crackdown on the scheme for bringing foreign skilled workers to...
View ArticleScott Morrison warnings on 457 visa abuse
THE Coalition has warned employers who abuse the 457 visa program they will be punished as brutally as people-smugglers, prompting renewed demands from business for the government to urgently repeal...
View Article457 visa salary threshold to stay unchanged
Last Friday, the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Senator Michaelia Cash, confirmed in a MIA WA State Conference, that the Market Salary Rate payable for foreign...
View ArticleRelaxing 457 visa laws will spoil the economic pie
Contrary to the Abbott government’s claims, flagged changes to the foreign worker 457 visa program won’t be good for the Australian economy. The Abbott government yesterday announced sweeping changes...
View ArticleBig companies not playing by the same 457 visa program rules
Questions are being raised about the visa activities of some of Australia’s biggest infrastructure and mining players amid a probe into working visas. The latest investigation centres around...
View ArticleLiberals tighten checks on 457 visas
INTEGRITY checks on the 457 skilled visa program will be strengthened, including by sharing data with the Australian Taxation Office, to ensure overseas workers receive their nominated salary and are...
View ArticleBetter Compliance, Not More Laws, Needed To Protect Integrity Of Working Visa...
Reports that some temporary visa workers are not being treated in accordance with Australian laws demonstrate the case for improved enforcement rather than new laws, the Australian Chamber of Commerce...
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Australian visas to cost more from 1 July 2017
All the Australian visas will be more expensive from 1 July this year. Treasurer Scott Morrison, in his budget speech, announced that visa fees will be indexed in line with inflation to generate $410...
View ArticleAustralians…where are you?
Push to make it easier for migrants to come to Australia and take hard-to-fill jobs in regional areas SOUTH Australia should be the test site for a radical plan to boost the population in country...
View ArticleSubclass 457 visa applicants taking longer to process
What is the change? Processing times for subclass 457 visa applications are taking longer than normal to process in the final months before the category is abolished and replaced. What does the change...
View Article457 visa salary threshold to stay unchanged
Last Friday, the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Senator Michaelia Cash, confirmed in a MIA WA State Conference, that the Market Salary Rate payable for foreign...
View ArticleRelaxing 457 visa laws will spoil the economic pie
Contrary to the Abbott government’s claims, flagged changes to the foreign worker 457 visa program won’t be good for the Australian economy. The Abbott government yesterday announced sweeping changes...
View ArticleBig companies not playing by the same 457 visa program rules
Questions are being raised about the visa activities of some of Australia’s biggest infrastructure and mining players amid a probe into working visas. The latest investigation centres around...
View ArticleLiberals tighten checks on 457 visas
INTEGRITY checks on the 457 skilled visa program will be strengthened, including by sharing data with the Australian Taxation Office, to ensure overseas workers receive their nominated salary and are...
View ArticleBetter Compliance, Not More Laws, Needed To Protect Integrity Of Working Visa...
Reports that some temporary visa workers are not being treated in accordance with Australian laws demonstrate the case for improved enforcement rather than new laws, the Australian Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Australian visas to cost more from 1 July 2017
All the Australian visas will be more expensive from 1 July this year. Treasurer Scott Morrison, in his budget speech, announced that visa fees will be indexed in line with inflation to generate $410...
View ArticleAustralians…where are you?
Push to make it easier for migrants to come to Australia and take hard-to-fill jobs in regional areas SOUTH Australia should be the test site for a radical plan to boost the population in country...
View ArticleSubclass 457 visa applicants taking longer to process
What is the change? Processing times for subclass 457 visa applications are taking longer than normal to process in the final months before the category is abolished and replaced. What does the change...
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