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More power to Fair Work & severe penalties to employers about wage/visa fraud
Writer Visa Lab
date16-05-21 15:01
- The Coalition government's election promise to buttress the workplace watchdog in a comprehensive crackdown on wage fraud is important and welcome.Employment Minister Michaelia Cash, who announced the policy on Thursday, acknowledges exploitation of workers, many of them students and migrants…
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Another DELAY but positive to Working holiday visa holders !!
Writer Visa Lab
date16-05-15 16:27
- In response to flood of anger from the agriculture industry, the Government's considering to kick in a 'punitive' income tax six months later than as scheduled. Working holiday makers currently only pay tax on money earned above the $ 18,200 tax threshold. The change would tax backpackers at a…
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Small business ANGRY over 457 visa DELAY !!
Writer Visa Lab
date16-05-14 12:42
- Recently, we've been experiencing a long delay of 457 visa processing, being forced to submit a kind of mandatory submission of "Genuine Position Criteria". We were told that some 457 case officers requested further and more detailed information why one of the world-class hotel needs to hire chefs …
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Growing concerns about "BACKPACKERS TAX"
Writer Visa Lab
date16-05-04 11:30
- "Backpacker tax" still in force after 2016 Federal budget THE so-called "backpacker's tax" has survived in the 2016 Federal Budget, with the government ignoring growing calls to dump the charge by farmers. The government decided to crack down on working holiday makers, notorious for lea…
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The AAT makes a mistake?
Writer Visa Lab
date16-05-04 10:44
- If the visa applicants face an unfavourable decision from the department of immigration and border protection, they have another chance to appeal their case to an independent authority. That is Administrative Appeals Tribunal (formerly known as Migration Review Tribunal and…
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