Another dealer cost blowout! Hiring overseas technicians could attract a combined $73 million in government fees RECENT moves by the federal government to abolish the 457 immigration visa scheme and replace it with a new Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa has serious cost implications for dealers who look overseas for hard-to-find skilled vehicle technicians. Businesses […]
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457 Visa cost blowout looms
AUSTRALIA’S automotive sector will bear the financial brunt of the federal government’s proposed higher visa charges just to fulfil a massive skills shortfall – estimated at around 35,000 positions – currently being experienced in trades including diesel and motorcycle mechanics, panel beaters and spray painters. The proposed changes to the 457 Visa system, to be […]
What’s a Diagnostic Technician worth?
What’s a Diagnostic Technician worth? All too often I hear service managers complaining they can no longer find decent technicians, and yet the truth is that the skills shortage hasn’t simply appeared out of nowhere. The truth is more confronting, and so most don’t wish to face it. The truth is that the skills shortages […]