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The art of retaining overseas temps - 6 July 07
New 457 English requirements to impact on sponsorship of overseas tradespersons
More sponsorship obligations for 457 employers - 12 September 07
Australia and US sign Work and Holiday MOU - 19 October 07
New temporary visa to attract overseas engineering graduates Down Under - 19 October 07
Party now - Pay later? - 19 November 07
On-hire businesses face restrictions with overseas personnel

The art of retaining overseas temps - 6 July 07

Business sponsors should consider long-term strategies to keep their valuable temporary overseas employees from flying the nest to more enticing waters. Under the Federal Government's temporary skilled migration program, the total number of primary 457 visas granted nationally reached 21,460 in the...

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New 457 English requirements to impact on sponsorship of overseas tradespersons

Recent changes introduced by the Federal Government to Australia's temporary skilled migration program which specify new functional English language requirements will impact on the sponsorship of overseas tradespersons from non-English speaking countries. Essentially under the new English requirem...

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More sponsorship obligations for 457 employers - 12 September 07

The Migration Amendment (Sponsorship Obligations) Bill 2007 introduced into Federal Parliament on 21 June 2007, aims to tighten the obligations of employers of overseas employees sponsored on 457 visas. Importantly, the Bill's purpose is to amend the Migration Act 1958 to: impose more stringent...

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Australia and US sign Work and Holiday MOU - 19 October 07

On 4 September 2007, Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States specifying the terms of a Work and Holiday visa arrangement between the two countries. The Work and Holiday visa arrangement, the first of its kind signed by the US, is a reciprocal arrangement which allows ...

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New temporary visa to attract overseas engineering graduates Down Under - 19 October 07

The Federal Government has recently introduced a new temporary visa that aims to attract recent engineering graduates from recognised tertiary institutions across the world, with effect from 1 September 2007. Aptly termed the 'Recognised Graduate visa', this visa provides recent overseas graduates ...

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Party now - Pay later? - 19 November 07

How to enjoy the festivities and avoid the liabilitiesWith the festive season fast approaching, social events are appearing on calendars as employers take the opportunity to recognise and reward staff efforts throughout the year. The annual Christmas event often increases staff morale and working r...

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On-hire businesses face restrictions with overseas personnel

Legislation tightens around on-hire businesses involved in overseas recruitment Australian on-hire businesses including recruitment agencies and labour hire firms that sponsor overseas personnel for on-hire to unrelated third party businesses will now need to request access to an on-hire industry l...

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