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IMPACT – HIGH
What is the change? An independent review of Australia’s 457 program has been published, recommending major systemic changes to the skilled workers occupations list, criteria for approval of visas, and oversight of the program.
What does the change mean? Among its 22 recommendations, the report proposes to abolish labour market testing, establish an advisory council to analyse labour market needs, streamline processing for sponsors with a good track record, replace training benchmarks with a training fee, reduce income threshold for the market salary test, and step up monitoring and sanctions for non-compliance.
Background: The report was published by an independent panel that conducted a four-month review of the 457 program by speaking to 150 stakeholders and receiving 200 submissions.
The main recommendations are as follows:
The full report “Robust New Foundations: A Streamlined, Transparent and Responsive System for the 457 Programme,” is available on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website.
BAL Analysis: The report is the first concrete step in a systematic overhaul of the 457 program whose impact employers will begin to feel in the coming months.
This alert has been provided by BAL Australia. For additional information, please contact australia@bal.com.
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