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Mar, 2019
Mar, 2019
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Sep, 2018
Sep, 2018
Skilling Australians Fund Levy Fact Sheet
The Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) Levy came into force on August 12th 2018 and impacts employers nominating overseas workers on temporary and permanent visas. Download our fact sheet which will help explain your obligations.
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May, 2018
May, 2018
How to sponsor a chef on a TSS visa
If you're a restaurant or hotel owner, finding chefs locally can be difficult and sponsoring a chef from overseas may be your only option. This post outlines the key things you need to know about sponsoring a chef from overseas on a TSS visa.
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Apr, 2018
Apr, 2018
Labour Market Testing Guide: What are your new obligations for the TSS Visa?
As you will now no doubt be aware, sourcing, processing and lodging new TSS Visa applications become significantly more difficult. One of the new key hurdles is satisfying the governments new Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements. For a nomination
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Mar, 2018
Mar, 2018
Changes to Business Sponsorship with the TSS Visa
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has confirmed that the new Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) has come into effect as of Sunday 18th March 2018. The new TSS Visa which replaces the 457 Visa program affects both sponsors and
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Feb, 2018
Feb, 2018
Labour Market Testing: What you need to do NOW
With the replacement of the 457 Visa to the new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa in March 2018 come new obligations for employers regarding Labour Market Testing. Put simply, Labour Market Testing will be required for every occupation applied for
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Sep, 2017
Sep, 2017
Interim guidelines on occupational caveats for July 1 2017
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection have released an updated version of the interim guidelines for occupation caveats for July 1 2017. Access the guidelines here >> Interim Guidelines on occupational caveats
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Jul, 2017
Jul, 2017
Summary of 1 July 2017 visa and migration changes
As was expected there were several changes to the Temporary and Permanent visa streams on the 1st July. Whilst many industries had a level of success in having occupations moved or re-instated, unfortunately, hospitality was not one of them. Find out more in this post.
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Jun, 2017
Jun, 2017