A mobility scheme to bring in hospitality workers from the Pacific Islands to fill labour shortages may be 'good for Australia', but local businesses say there has been an exodus and now they are struggling to find skilled workers when the tourism industry needs them the most.
But he has lost around 20 workers this year, with many leaving on short notice as soon as their Australian visas were approved.
"That's just how the turnover is. They get approached by the hotels, because the hotels continuously lose staff for this work scheme," Mr Bhamji said. Fantasha Lockington, the CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, said they have always had a cyclical movement of workers going to Australia and New Zealand but it has "simply ramped up".
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