The Jobs Summit must turn talk into swift action to alleviate the pressing skills and staff shortages facing businesses.
One of the great strengths that carried independents like me into the new parliament was a commitment to listen more closely to our electorates.
Such reform must recognise that different parts of our labour market needs different approaches. For higher wage and higher skilled jobs, we can give more flexibility to business because the risks of exploitation and pressure on Australian wages is limited. We also need systemic change so that our migration program supports a future-focused economy. That means providing more flexibility for businesses to bring in the people they need; for example, by introducing a simple salary threshold for skilled visa eligibility.
We can keep talented people here by implementing a minimum two-year term for all Temporary Graduate visas, with eligibility for renewal. Labor committed in the election to abolishing these visas. Swift action on this would address a blight on Australia’s human rights record and supports the critical needs of business now.And these changes do not need to come at the expense of Australian workers or their skills.
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