Still catching up with the migration changes of 1 July 2009!
Importantly, there are now skill assessments for some 457 Visa applicants including Chefs, Cooks, etc. What next?
I have serious problems with this. If an employer is willing to sponsor someone and take on board the onerous obligations (including a good salary) that that entails, then you would expect that employer to have confirmed the applicant's skills beforehand. Be it on their head if they haven't.
Why then, should there be an obligation to prove that person's skills to DIAC? I know the obvious answer is that employers are sponsoring friends and family members and making up the rest. But surely the sponsorship monitoring obligations (which include the right for DIAC to conduct site visits where they are suspicious) would be a better way to tackle this?
Instead, they've made it harder again (and it was already bloody hard) to bring in good quality workers from overseas. A real shame I think.
What do you think?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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