The Government has announced the introduction of Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMAs), a new temporary migration initiative to help address the skill needs of the resources sector.
Through EMAs, major resource projects will be able to access overseas labour for genuine skill vacancies which cannot be filled from the Australian labour market. EMAs will streamline negotiation arrangements for access to overseas workers and guarantee fast processing times for visa applications.
With a range of resources projects entering the labour-intensive construction phase in the next few years, access to overseas labour will help to ensure that the peak workforce needs of these projects are met, easing capacity constraints and ensuring economic and employment benefits can be realised.
EMAs will be a custom-designed, project-wide migration arrangement uniquely suited to the resources sector, ensuring that skill shortages do not create constraints on major projects and jeopardise Australian jobs.
Through EMAs, major resource projects will be able to access overseas labour for genuine skill vacancies which cannot be filled from the Australian labour market. EMAs will streamline negotiation arrangements for access to overseas workers and guarantee fast processing times for visa applications.
With a range of resources projects entering the labour-intensive construction phase in the next few years, access to overseas labour will help to ensure that the peak workforce needs of these projects are met, easing capacity constraints and ensuring economic and employment benefits can be realised.
EMAs will be a custom-designed, project-wide migration arrangement uniquely suited to the resources sector, ensuring that skill shortages do not create constraints on major projects and jeopardise Australian jobs.
