The McGowan government is cutting red tape for foreign workers in an urgent bid to fix Western Australia's skills crisis. 9News
The McGowan government is cutting red tape for foreign workers in an urgent bid to fix Western Australia's skills crisis.
Standards are being slashed for experience, bank balances and even English speaking and more than a hundred new occupations added to the priority list for visas.WA is slashing visa rules to get more workers over.They're short on servers, chefs, and managers."Last Saturday night, for heaven's sake we had to knock back probably 100 people because we couldn't look after them if we got them here.
Now, the WA government is axing or relaxing many foreign worker requirements and tripling its skilled migration allocation.It's seeking more than 8000 overseas employees this financial year. The McGowan government is cutting red tape for foreign workers in an urgent bid to fix Western Australia's skills crisis.The move aims to help people like Sam Bruno.Temporary changes include scrapping the $200 application fee, halving secured contracts to six months, or scrapping the requirement entirely in the regions.
English speaking standards have been relaxed for professionals and managers, along with prior work experience requirements.More than a hundred jobs have been added to the state's priority occupation list, including in health and construction, as well as for hairdressers, driving instructors, panel beaters and butchers."Every part of our economy is crying out for workers particularly areas like health and community services," he said.
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