Abbott government to remove 457 red tape
The new Abbott Government will likely remove testing requirements pushed through by the Rudd government in June amid claims of “widespread employer rorting”. The labor market-testing requirement introduced by the Rudd government means that companies will have to demonstrate that they have tried to recruit local workers before nominating a foreign worker on a 457 visa. This amendment to the Migration Regulations was passed into law on the very last day of sitting before the recent federal election.
The new Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, has been quoted in The Australian as saying “We strongly opposed these measures in opposition and will be consulting on how best to cut union red tape on 457’s, while maintaining legitimate protections that support the integrity of the scheme. The previous government made some wild and unsubstantiated claims about abuse of the scheme to ram their union-sponsored changes through the parliament.”
This change in policy will be welcome news for industry. For more information click here.
New Labor Opposition spokesman for Immigration and Border Protection
MP Richard Marles, the member for Corio, has been appointed as Immigration and Border Protection spokesman for the Federal Labor Opposition.
The Melbourne University graduate worked briefly as a solicitor at Slater and Gordon before becoming a federal legal officer at the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia. He later became the Federal Assistant Secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union in 1998. In 2000 he took on a role as the Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, a position he held until being elected to Parliament in 2007. A member of Victoria’s right faction of the Labor party Richard Marles has been a member of Federal Parliament since November 2007.
The new spokesmen for Immigration briefly served as the Minister for Trade in the dying days of the Rudd government for July 2013 to September 2013.Abbott government to remove 457 red tape
The new Abbott Government will likely remove testing requirements pushed through by the Rudd government in June amid claims of “widespread employer rorting”. The labor market-testing requirement introduced by the Rudd government means that companies will have to demonstrate that they have tried for four months to recruit local workers before nominating a foreign worker on a 457 visa. This amendment to the Migration Regulations was passed into law on the very last day of sitting before the recent federal election.
The new Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, has been quoted in The Australian as saying “We strongly opposed these measures in opposition and will be consulting on how best to cut union red tape on 457’s, while maintaining legitimate protections that support the integrity of the scheme. The previous government made some wild and unsubstantiated claims about abuse of the scheme to ram their union-sponsored changes through the parliament.”
This change in policy will be welcome news for industry. For more information click here.
New Labor Opposition spokesman for Immigration and Border Protection
MP Richard Marles, the member for Corio, has been appointed as Immigration and Border Protection spokesman for the Federal Labor Opposition.
The Melbourne University graduate worked briefly as a solicitor at Slater and Gordon before becoming a federal legal officer at the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia. He later became the Federal Assistant Secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union in 1998. In 2000 he took on a role as the Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, a position he held until being elected to Parliament in 2007. A member of Victoria’s right faction of the Labor party Richard Marles has been a member of Federal Parliament since November 2007.
The new spokesmen for Immigration briefly served as the Minister for Trade in the dying days of the Rudd government for July 2013 to September 2013.Abbott government to remove 457 red tape
The new Abbott Government will likely remove testing requirements pushed through by the Rudd government in June amid claims of “widespread employer rorting”. The labor market-testing requirement introduced by the Rudd government means that companies will have to demonstrate that they have tried for four months to recruit local workers before nominating a foreign worker on a 457 visa. This amendment to the Migration Regulations was passed into law on the very last day of sitting before the recent federal election.
The new Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, has been quoted in The Australian as saying “We strongly opposed these measures in opposition and will be consulting on how best to cut union red tape on 457’s, while maintaining legitimate protections that support the integrity of the scheme. The previous government made some wild and unsubstantiated claims about abuse of the scheme to ram their union-sponsored changes through the parliament.”
This change in policy will be welcome news for industry. For more information click here.
New Labor Opposition spokesman for Immigration and Border Protection
MP Richard Marles, the member for Corio, has been appointed as Immigration and Border Protection spokesman for the Federal Labor Opposition.
The Melbourne University graduate worked briefly as a solicitor at Slater and Gordon before becoming a federal legal officer at the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia. He later became the Federal Assistant Secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union in 1998. In 2000 he took on a role as the Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, a position he held until being elected to Parliament in 2007. A member of Victoria’s right faction of the Labor party Richard Marles has been a member of Federal Parliament since November 2007.
The new spokesmen for Immigration briefly served as the Minister for Trade in the dying days of the Rudd government for July 2013 to September 2013.
