Hospitality jobs shortages, in Victoria and New South Wales and South Australia

There are shortages in the hospitality industry in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, these shortages provide lucrative work for 417 working holiday makers as well as those employed for more skilled work within the hospitality industry like chefs and hotel managers.

There is a skills shortage within the hospitality industry for skilled staff as well as for more general workers, there is a reluctance for Australian business to look to foreign labour off shore, and this is largely because of the red tape surrounding the 457 temporary work visa. There is also a risk that after paying a large amount of money to begin the overseas recruitment process the applicant may not want to stay in Australia, or may move on and find another sponsor.

The 417 visa holders are a ready and waiting labour force with all the right paperwork so they can start immediately, Australia has a reciprocal working holiday agreement with several countries. Working holiday visa holders can work up to six months, and provided they work for three months in the agriculture sector this visa can be extended to two years. This labour is ideal for seasonal shortages in the hospitality industry.

Many hotels and resorts outside the main cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide do not have the local population to provide the extra temporary labour required in the busy seasons, Kangaroo Island of the coast in South Australia, Phillip Island near Melbourne and Tasmania are a good example where tourism is seasonal and so therefore are the varying labour need in the hospitality industry. In the Australian winter, the winter sports hospital industry in Thredbo is totally dependent on a seasonal work force, offering hospitality work experience to remember all your life.

The variety of language skills are perfect for the growing tourist industry in Australia and can make Australia a much more welcoming place when you have staff with multiple language skills

It is also helpful to have staff in hotel and restaurants who appreciate the different cultures aspects of the modern tourist, for example tourists from South East Asia, Japan and China are use to a high quality of service and may become repeat tourist if they find the environment welcoming and respectful of their culture and social needs.

Belgium
Canada
the Republic of Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
the Republic of Ireland
Italy
Japan
the Republic of Korea
Malta
the Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Taiwan
United Kingdom

Working holiday makers have a variety of skills, many are graduates, health workers such as nurses or they may be qualified trades men, who may be Carpenters, electrician and plumbers with post qualification experience, jobs such as kitchen hands, Beauticians, hairdressers, security, waiters, bar staff, handy man, hotel cleaning and service staff are perfect for these applicants whilst they decide if Australia may become home.

If there is a requirement for more specify skills, like chefs, junior chefs and management staff, then you will find them in the ranks of the working holiday makers. The great thing about hiring the 417 working holiday visa holder is that if they prove to be efficient and valuable, the employer can then sponsor these employees and place them on 457 temporary work visa, this allow the personnel to work up to 4 years in Australia. This does not mean that it’s not worth the effort to look abroad and this may be necessary when it comes to finding senior chefs and hotel managers. It might be better to use an experienced recruitment company. Specialist recruiters have experience in recruiting in foreign countries and can reduce the risk of recruiting from abroad, you may want to contact and get more information about the right strategy to follow when looking to work in the hospitality industry in Australia no matter whether you are overseas or in Australia.

TSS Recruitment provides international recruitment services to candidates and employers.

They are located at 3, 7 Howard St, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia

Apart from the desperate need for general hospitality staff, the Australian government maintains a skills register, this register is constantly updated, and jobs are added and removed depending on the labour supply required at a given time.

Here is a list of some jobs on the skills register relating to the hospitality industry, if your skills fall into these categories it may be an idea to call a specialist hospitality recruitment agency to explore your way forward.

• Restaurant managers
• Hotel and motel managers
• Licenced club managers
• Bed and Breakfast operators
• Accommodation and hospitality managers
• Camping and caravan ground managers
• Fitness Centre managers
• Food Technologists and chefs

If you need the services of a migration agent then do contact www.tssimmigration.com.au

This list is not exhaustive and the skills list should be referred to at the time you are looking for a job, there are skills assessment bodies in Australia who can certify that you have the correct skills (VETASSESS)

Your migration agent will be able to advise you on the best way forward.

www.tssimmigration.com.au

They are located at 3, 7 Howard St, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia

You can also get information from www.downundercentre.com in the UK where there is a skills assessment facility.

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