It’s claimed that firm websites, besides social media sites–such as Twitter & Facebook–would be the spots to utilize to discover employment opportunities in Australia. However, the aspirants will have to be on their toes and alert with the reason being amendments to the 457 Permit labour market testing clearly denotes that, at the present, there does not exist any bare minimum period for which the employment-opportunities have to be duly made public.
Modifications given in the latest instructions for recruiters/job-providers reportedly signify that they may place vacancy announcements on their personal websites, as well certain social networking sites, even as it’s not essential that they advertise these more extensively. In addition, there is also no least amount of time for which an announcement should reportedly show.
At the present, recruiters/job-providers have to promote jobs for just close to 30% of the entire 457 permit nominations even while the same denotes that for close-to 70% of the 70,000 petitions for the 457 Permits expected over the coming one year they presently don’t need to publicize.
Classified advertisements may be given during any period of time for the period of one year. Hence, it indicates that in theory recruiters/job-providers may employ the job announcements given during the month of November 2012 to rationalize their bid for the 457 Permit employees during the month of November 2013.
However, some trade unions do not appear too pleased with the so-called improvements. As per a well-known union, there ought to be a bare minimum period for which the promotions should be visible to the interested people. The union has already requested that at least 28 days should be earmarked for the same even as it added that the modification will be in the interests of the workers from abroad.
It pointed-out that recruiters/job-providers don’t have to keep any proofs of the figure of national candidates, the figure who gained jobs, & those who failed, and the reasons why the national aspirants missed the boat while provisional overseas labor force did not. The recruiters/job-providers just have to state the information to the immigration body and have no compulsion to establish that they made sincere attempts to hire the nationals first or maintain records of any employment interviews.
Allegedely, a research report reveals that not less than 50% or half or of the 70,000 fresh 457 Permit employees will be less than 30, and will already be staying in Down Under on temporary permits, such as Working Holiday permits, and several are already doing a job for the recruiter sponsoring them for the 457 Permits.