Category: Stuart Roberts

Australia Reforms Visa Policies to Better Introduce Overseas Workers

The Australian government has made it easier for overseas workers to enter the country to fill labour shortages in the agriculture and hospitality industries. “The Morrison Government has today announced the first stage of reforms to Australia’s labour mobility programs – the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) and the Seasonal Worker Program (SWP)–which will make the…


Hundreds of Aussies Job Seekers Reported for Compliance, Behaviour

Only weeks after opening its Employer Reporting Hotline, Services Australia has said that it is investigating hundreds of unemployed individuals after they submitted inappropriate job applications and wasted employers time by skipping interviews or refusing to work. Employment Minister Stuart Roberts said in a media release on Friday that it was disappointing for more than 300…