Employment opportunities and Wages:

Australian Employment Services

The Skilled Migration Program is an official Government initiative to overcome skill shortages within the Australian workforce and to identify individuals who can make a valuable contribution to Australia’s economy.

Leading online employment services in Australia provides access to over 150,000 job opportunities to assist an immigrant in finding and securing a career opportunity in Australia. Job seekers can search for jobs by choosing their state, local area and occupation category.

Australian employers require applicants to have the 'right to work in Australia' before they will consider their employment application. Thus, an applicant needs to hold a valid visa with work entitlement. Under the General Skilled Migration program all immigrants have the 'right to work in Australia' permanently.

Australia offers multiple employment opportunity and unrestricted Australian working rights for you, your partner, and family members. Skilled professionals or trades persons receive unrestricted work rights in Australia by gaining a visa under the Skilled Migration Program.

Guaranteed

As per the Federal Minimum Wage an employee is entitled to and is determined by:

pay scales: if there's an applicable pay scale that covers the employee, this will state how much the employee should be paid.

If there's no pay scale that applies, the employee might be entitled to receive at least the Federal Minimum Wage for every hour worked.

The Federal Minimum Wage is $14.31 per hour or $543.78 per week (before tax), effective from the first pay period starting on or after 1 October 2008.

The Federal Minimum Wage applies to employees who are:

• full-time and part-time
• casual employees
• piece rate workers.

Professional Qualifications and skills

Certain occupations require registration or licensing with a Government authority of a professional or industrial association. It is important that you are aware of any special requirements for your nominated occupation prior to planning your move to Australia.

Few occupations may be required to undertake a bridging course to ensure that the skills meet the specific requirements of a professional body.

Working arrangements

• A number of flexible working arrangements are available in Australia. Some of these include:
• Permanent-part time (permanent employment on agreed upon reduced hours)
• Contract work (working for an organisation for a period of time as an independent contractor).
• Casual work (irregular employment as and when the organisation requires additional staff).

• Full-time employment (8.5 hours a day, 5 days a week)