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Unemployment rate jumps up to 6% in January

January 2016 sees the unemployment rate jump up

The unemployment rate in Australia jumped to 6% in January from the previous year’s rate of 5.8% according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Jobs growth is not as strong as it looked a couple of months ago, but not as flat as the latest figures say it is.
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Terminating an employee on a 457 visa – a guide for employers

The 457 visa program offers employers a great deal of benefits such as the ability to access top talent from around the world, to create competitive advantage through hiring people with skills that can’t be found locally, as well as increase diversity in the workplace.

For the sponsored employee a 457 sponsorship promises strong pay and work conditions, quality work experience and high living standards for the employee and his or her family.
Parties go into a sponsorship relationship assuming the placement will go well. Sometimes, however, despite the best of intentions, the relationship does not work out as planned.
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