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The number of skilled work visas granted from July to December 2017 fell by a third compared to the same time in the year prior, significantly impacting the tech sector, reports Smartcompany.au with data from Indeed Australia.
The number of visas granted for developers and programmers dropped 31%, along with a 50% drop for analyst programmers and a 10% drop for software engineers. Australia recently introduced a new Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage visa to replaced its 457 visa program.
“The tech industry faces trouble on two fronts: Not only does it face skill shortages, but it frequently needs workers who don’t fall neatly into any of the existing skilled migration occupation categories. A restrictive and inflexible skilled migration program puts the Australian tech sector at a clear disadvantage,” Indeed chief APAC economist, Callam Pickering said.
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