The 457 visa crackdown on offshore oil and gas drilling agents will affect the entire industry. (photo by Australian Financial Review)
According to the Australian Financial Review, business groups believe that executive positions such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) are extremely unlikely to be affected by temporary visa reform, and universities are also looking forward to it. It is expected that the revised list of occupations released at the end of the month will ease restrictions on certain types of work. In addition, the retail, hotel and tourism industries have forcefully described the need to retain international positions in their respective industries, such as retail buyers and hotel managers, in their government submissions.
The government proposed a 457 visa reform at the same time that it would "waive" some occupations. "We have every reason to believe," said Lambert (Jenny Lambert), head of employment, education and training at (Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), the Australian Federation of Business and Industry, which met with immigration officials last week. CEO positions will not be affected by visa policy reforms. "
It is understood that previous reports revealed that some CEOs working in Australia on 457 visas would be affected by policy, including American CEO Parmquist (Mark Palmquist) of GrainCorp, an agricultural company, and (NBN) CEO Moro (Bill Morrow)., a national broadband network. Under the new policy, CEO visas will be converted into two-year short-term visas and will not be granted permanent residency.
Lacy (Katie Lahey), executive chairman of brilliant International (Korn Ferry), an international consulting firm, said the government had created uncertainty and tension among CEO candidates about coming to Australia to work. "We have to realize that business is worldwide," she wrote in her submission on Friday.
Lambert looked at a number of industry groups' submissions to the government, noting that some of the professions did have strong reservations and said they would work with the Immigration Department to find a solution. She noted that the role of pilots in the hot air balloon industry and that of glass blowers in the medical glass industry were heavily dependent on overseas practitioners.
The Australian Mining and Metals Association also warned that the 457 visa crackdown on positions such as drilling agents in Australia's offshore oil and gas projects would affect the industry as a whole. The US and French business councils in Australia have also submitted submissions to the government, and universities, including (University of Sydney), the University of Sydney, have lobbied hard to claim that policy changes will have a "negative impact".
