Displaying items by tag: 457 Visa

Don’t mind me, I’m just reporting on MYOB’s welcoming of the Australian Government’s 457 visa changes, in line with AIIA’s comments.

The Australian Information Industry Association, the nation’s “peak member body for the ICT industry”, has welcomed ICT amendments to 457 visas that address “critical skills shortages".

Young Australians are being cheated out of IT jobs by relaxed visa rules for foreign IT workers, says a major union.

With an election just three months away, the issue of 457 visas and replacing local jobs with foreign workers has raised its ugly head once again. Despite the populist rhetoric however, nobody seems to be asking some important questions.

One of Australia's leading cyber security experts says Australia needs 457 visas and the 457 visa debate threatens Australia’s cyber preparedness.

The Federal Government is considering a plan to extend a special 457 visa program designed for the resources sector to the telecommunications industry, to allow it to expedite the import of large numbers of skilled workers.

The Gillard Government has re-jigged its 457 visa program, with the Immigration Department speeding up processing times for employers seeking to bring in foriegn workers and doubling to six years the duration of the long-stay visa.

The long anticipated IT skills shortage has re-emerged with a shortfall of 2,800 people recorded in the September Clarius Skills Index and signs that salaries have started to rise - in some cases by up to 20 per cent.