Government to introduce Australian Enterprise Migration Agreements

The Australian Government is introducing Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMAs) to assist large scale resource projects with temporary labour solutions.

The Australian Department of Immigration (DIAC) has advised:
 
"An EMA will be negotiated with either the project owner or prime contractor of a resources project. The EMA will act as an umbrella migration arrangement for the project.

EMAs are available to resource projects with capital expenditure of more than two billion dollars and with a peak workforce of more than 1500 workers.
 
The EMA will set out the number of overseas workers who can be engaged on the project, why they are required, and the training commitments that must be met by the project owner.

Contracting employers, with the endorsement of the EMA holder, will sign template labour agreements that sit under the EMA. This ensures that the direct employer of the workers will be responsible for the sponsorship obligations in relation to overseas workers."

Detailed information on EMAs is available at http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/enterprise-migration-agreements.htm.