Labour agreements are work visas in the form of formal arrangements. It is a kind of deal between an employer and the Australian Government. In this agreement, an employer is allowed to bring in several skilled workers from overseas.
Features:
The Immigration Labour Agreement has varied features which include:
- It should give the specifications about the businesses where there is a shortage of skills.
- The reasons should be noted as to why the Australian workers cannot fit in those job roles.
- It contains details about how many skilled labourers are needed from outside countries.
- Also, their English language and other required skills are mentioned in the agreement.
- Nominated occupations: Here semi-skilled occupations are taken into consideration if mentioned in the agreement.
- There is an option of the template labour agreement and an individual agreement. Hence, depending upon the needs, the agreement’s featured points are selected.
Signing, Sanction & Validity
An Immigration labour agreement should be signed by all parties. Once the agreement is signed it becomes effective or comes into action which holds its continued validation for three years.
Businesses through labour agreements can sponsor labourers from other countries. This tends to be appropriate even when it is not possible to conduct permanent migration arrangements.
How long can one stay in this agreement?
Every legal agreement has its validity and standing cycle. Similar things come in the picture with this one as well.
- This visa is for a temporary basis
- One can stay in Australia for the period mentioned under this agreement, once sanctioned however, the maximum duration is 4 years.
- Employers should make authentic efforts to provide jobs to Australian citizens before this agreement.
Types of Immigration Labour Agreements
Let us have a look at the four kinds of immigration labour agreements, as described below:
- Company-specific labour agreements
These agreements are made depending upon each case. This type of agreement is used where there is a shortage of workforce and has not been covered in any other agreement.
- Industry labour agreements
The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the other industry leaders generally form this agreement. It intends to overcome the labour shortages in a particular industry. These agreements have pre-decided terms and conditions thus, there is no possibility of negotiation.
- Designated area migration agreements
Designated area migration agreements are mainly drafted to take care of labour issues in particular Australian states, territories, and regions. Different agreements consist of differential relative terms and conditions.
- Project labour agreements
Project labour agreements intend towards overcoming labour shortages in bigger projects like infrastructure construction projects.
Benefits:
Below mentioned are the main benefits of labour agreements:
- Overseas workers can be sponsored for occupations that are not specified in the TSS subclass 482 visa program.
- Labour agreements are the best solution for semi-skilled labours to migrate. During the validity of the agreement, labourers can travel and return as many times in and outside Australia.
- There are negotiating concessions on English language requirements, skill level and wages for the nominees.
- The nomination application is not so stringent, post-agreement.
- There is no need to pay application fees for negotiation.
The Migration Agents help in the agreement through business assessment. It is done to check eligibility for the agreement. All the required documents and information are collated, and the agents also take care of all compliances and legal obligations.
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