Australia- Government
scraps 457 Visa program and replaces it with a new
skis shortage Visa
Australia has abolished its Subclass 457 visa for foreign
workers and has introduced the new Subclass 482 Temporary Skill
Shortage visa.
The new visa is restricted to critical skills shortages
and ensures that Australian workers obtain priority for temporary
skills shortages.
According to the Times of India, the 457 visa was popular
among Indians with 22% of the more than 90,000 visa holders coming
from India.
Last year, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had announced
that the 457 visa programe would be replaced to "ensure Australian
workers are given the absolute first priority for jobs."
For the new visa, in order to qualify, the role that the
employer wants to fill must appear as an occupation on the Combined
List of Eligible Skilled Occupations. Short term visas will be
issued for two years, while medium term visas will be issued only
for more critical skills shortages and for up to four
years.
The new visa also makes it more difficult to obtain
permanent residency and also has stricter requirements such as
having at least 2 years of work experience, better English language
proficiency and a criminal check.
澳大利亚政府宣布,将用新的482型签证(技术型签证)来代替长久以来对外国工人发放的457型工作签证。新的482型签证仅限于发放至拥有关键性技术的人员,此外还要确保澳大利亚工人优先获得工作机会。
根据印度时报报道,457型签证在印度人中很受欢迎,在澳大利亚超过9万签证持有者中有22%的人群来自印度。
去年,首相Malcolm
Turnbull就宣布,政府将把457型签证替换为一种新型的签证,以确保澳大利亚能够优先获得工作机会。
为保证新签证持有者的资质,雇主填写的职位必须符合资格并显示在技能职业的综合名单上。短期签证的有效期为两年,中期签证只会颁发给更那些拥有特殊技能及专长的人员,期限可达四年之长。
新签证对于那些想在澳洲获得永久居住权的外国人有更加严格的要求,比如申请者至少有2年的工作经验,英文水平更高且无犯罪记录。
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翻译人:刘筱晨
来源:
https://www2.staffingindustry.com/row/Editorial/Daily-News/Australia-Government-scraps-457-visa-program-and-replaces-it-with-a-new-skills-shortage-visa-45471
【马来西亚】一月份失业率下降
Malaysia- Unemployment rate falls slightly in
January
Malaysia's jobless rate decreased slightly in January to
3.4% from 3.5% in the same period last year, according to figures
from the Department of Statistics.
The number of employed persons in Malaysia stood at 14.6
million in January, up from 14.3 million in the same period last
year.
Meanwhile, the labour force participation rate stood at
68.2%, up from 67.7% from the same time last year.
A total of 31.8% of the working age population (18-64)
were outside the labour force in December 2017. This included
housewives, students, retired and those not interested in
working.
根据统计部门数据显示,马来西亚失业率在1月份略有下降,从去年同期的3.5%下降到3.4%。
1月份,马来西亚就业人数为1460万人,高于去年同期的1430万人。
与此同时,马来西亚今年的就业率也达到了68.2%,高于去年同期(67.7%)
2017年12月,共有31.8%的适龄劳动人口(18-64岁)没有工作,这其中包括家庭主妇、学生、退休人员以及对工作不感兴趣的人。
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