While there may be an air of uncertainty when it comes to the status of Australia’s new temporary visa program following the axing of the 457 Visas, Professor Ruth McPhail of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing believes the local hospitality industry may see some hardships in some areas, but the situation may increase internal staff development in others.
According to Professor McPhail, the problems of the visa changes comes from attaining those employees with specialised skills that most Australians simply do not have.
“This can occur in areas like Chefs for example,” she said.
“if you’re looking for a highly specialised French-trained chef, there’s going to be limits on the people who have that background and skills. So, this visa will restrict that; you will then be having to find that nationally more complicated than previously where you can make a case and say this is a specialised skill not easily
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