Episode Summary:

One of the objectives of the Migration Strategy is to streamline the temporary skilled migration.  It makes up 9% of Australia’s total temporary migration system. For the system to work more efficiently for both employers and overseas workers, the back-to-front system needs to be overhauled so that Australia can attract highly skilled workers from a rapidly growing pool of young skilled talent.

In this podcast Amitava touches upon why action is needed, what are the existing commitments, and the new reforms the government wants to bring in later this year. Currently, an overseas worker who wants to ply their trade as a skilled sponsored worker must apply for the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (TSS) – subclass 482. To bolster its position in the global labour market, the Australian government will introduce a new 4-year temporary skilled worker visa – the Skills in Demand visa. This will replace the complex single employer sponsored Temporary Skill Shortage visa.

Amitava speaks about the three new pathways the government is going to introduce under the SKills in Demand Visa. There will be new limits set on Income Threshold for workers who are sponsored under one of these streams. Key changes to employer sponsorship are discussed which throws light on worker exploitation by employers and how the new measures would benefit overseas skilled workers.

Keywords:

Migration Review, Migration Strategy, Student Visa, Skills in Demand Visa, Temporary Skilled Shortage Visa, Labour Market Testing

Main Topics:

• (00:00) Issues with Temporary Skilled Migration (TSS)

• (05:00) Skills in Demand Visa

• (05:35) Specialist Skills Pathway

• (08:30) Core Skills Pathway

• (10:18) Essential Skills Pathway

• (11:35) Key Changes to Employer Sponsorship

• (13:04) Labour Market Testing (LMT)

Additional Resources:

• Migration Strategy

• Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT)

• Review of the Migration System

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