Restaurant owners in Australia have been angered over the decision to
remove chefs from the Australian immigration department’s Skilled Occupations List.
Immigration
Minister Chris Evans announced over the weekend that 219 occupations, including
cooking, would be removed from the Skilled Occupation List.
It is thought that the changes to the list are intended to help the country to
attract a higher calibre ofAustralian work visaapplicant.
The list saw a remarkable 219 occupations removed, with only 181 remaining. As
a result, people moving to Australia to work will need to be skilled in one of
the remaining occupations to automatically qualify for independent skilled
migration to Australia.
Fiona Wright, the president of the ACT Restaurant and Catering Association said
that local restaurants needed to be able to attract overseas workers due to a
shortage of skilled chefs from Australia living in the area. She explained how
the decision could have a huge effect on local business.
''Local industry, especially the hotels and the clubs, rely very heavily on
bringing in these fully qualified chefs from overseas," she said.
"It will decimate our industry if the Government really makes it
difficult.''
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