Employing foreign workers has historically been a key strategy for many organisations in addressing skilled labour shortages.
And then the pandemic hit.
The good news: the borders are back open.
The bad news: two years of border closures have resulted in a major skills shortage, and we’re all feeling it.
While some concessions have been introduced to address the skills shortage, there are still a number of hurdles making the visa process more difficult than it needs to be.
Our Principal Lawyer recently spoke at the AHRI International HR Management forum on how employers are navigating the framework of different visas in order to recruit the right people, for the right roles, and at the right time. Slides available below.