A Brisbane barber shop is flying in workers from interstate because it cannot find staff in the Queensland capital.The void left by working holiday visa holders is still being feltNimard Zahrah, CEO of a men's grooming chain with 13 stores in Queensland and New South Wales, said the business was paying for FIFO barbers' flights and accommodation, in addition to their wages, to keep the doors open.Mr Zahrah, who lives in Sydney, also travels to Brisbane to run the Indooroopilly shop.
John Quiggin, an economics professor at the University of Queensland, said low-wage workers were in short supply."The number of backpackers in the country is certainly a lot lower than it was before the pandemic began. "With the labour market so strong, people who might have gone to work in [the hospitality] sector are finding better jobs elsewhere in the economy.""As a backpacker, we always had been in the position that we feel like we need [the employers], and now after the COVID we feel like [the employers] need us," Mr Tran-Van said.He said when backpackers first arrive in Australia, their focus is to travel.
. This is GREAT for society. Finally the truth is being revealled that wirking visa laws keep the poorest Aussies poor. 'John Quiggin, an economics professor at the UQ, said low-wage workers were in short supply' & 'casual roles were particularly difficult to fill'. Hooray
I wonder how many apprentices they train across their 13 stores?
Australa, being so strict is losing skilled workers. No one is going to be waiting around. they say they want nurses and doctors and when these people come, they can’t get a job in their line. So many become train drivers, bus drivers or do other jobs.