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US workers to fill Australian skill shortage | Adelaide Now
A plan to fill Australian jobs with US workers might just be a ploy to import cheaper, short-term workers, unions warn.
The ACTU and businesses are on a collision course over a Federal Government plan to allow workers from the United States, such as electricians and plumbers, to get their licence to work in Australia on arrival.
Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans said from mid-April the measure would link Australian employers with skilled workers in the US to fill skill shortages, especially in the civil engineering areas.
However the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) said the plan to fill these jobs with US workers is premature and has called for the skills shortage claims to be investigated independently.
A plan to fill Australian jobs with US workers might just be a ploy to import cheaper, short-term workers, unions warn.
The ACTU and businesses are on a collision course over a Federal Government plan to allow workers from the United States, such as electricians and plumbers, to get their licence to work in Australia on arrival.
Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans said from mid-April the measure would link Australian employers with skilled workers in the US to fill skill shortages, especially in the civil engineering areas.
However the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) said the plan to fill these jobs with US workers is premature and has called for the skills shortage claims to be investigated independently.
