The draft regulations outlining new sponsorship obligations for employers of subclass 457 visa holders now under study by a panel are good news and bad news to overseas Filipino workers. The regulations are in response to the recent Deegan integrity review. The good news is that the draft regulations outline additional protection to overseas workers by payment of a minimum salary and payment of return travel costs for visa holders and their … [Read more...]
Reviewing the integrity of Australia’s Subclass 457 visa program
By December 19, 2008 17 Comments
Yes, I finally found time to read the recently released Deegan report which reviewed the integrity of the Subclass 457 visa program. Deegan Report Email Name With 100 pages, the report is indeed very long but admittedly not as long as other Commission-styled reports supplied to us in the past. The report was prepared by Ms Barbara Deegan, an industrial relations expert appointed by the Deputy Prime … [Read more...]
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