Australia is still struggling to fill the workforce gaps
After the Pandemic Australia is facing the trouble to invite the skilled migrant workers to fill the gap of the workforce.
The hospitality industry of Australia was the worst hit during the pandemic. Many temporary visa holders left during the Covid 19 pandemic which caused a serious workforce gap in the Hospitality industry with the hardest hit industry.
Australia has raised the quota for permanent immigration by 35,000 to 195,000 people but the country is still facing the problem of attracting the skilled migrant workers to fill the gap of the workforce.
Migrant workers, students and tourists all are returning to the country in more numbers than before the pandemic but still the gap is large and it will take time before the workforce of the country is restored to its original state.
Australia is competing with other countries (who depend upon the migrant workforce too) to attract the migrant workers in the country. Countries are competing with each other to invite skilled migrants to fill their workforce gaps.
According to Mr John Hart, executive chairman of the Australian Chamber of Tourism, the overall recovery in the industry could be 74% if they were able to staff all their venues to deliver the service experience. The restaurants are operating only five days a week whereas earlier they were operating seven days a week.
Migration has a deep history in the country as most of its population migrated from Britain, Italy, Greece, Middle East and Asia. This makes Australia a country of multiculturalism.
In September 2018, a welcome wall was unveiled in Sydney in Darling Harbour and Pyrmont Bay. It was made in the memory of migrants who landed in Australia at this place and then made the country their permanent home with their families.
Their names were engraved on the wall and the immigrants who are landing at port even now can see their names being engraved on the wall.
According to Mr Daryl Karp, director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, where the names are engraved, it is a living memorial. People who arrived through this doc can view the changes they faced during their journey in Canada.
The country is facing the burden of insufficient workforce in businesses. The delays in the migrant workers applications has made the task impossible. A new and fast speed program is required to keep the country on track.
