A lot of misinformation here?
A 457 worker must be paid at the rate specified in the Award or EBA,
or the same rate of pay as an Australian doing the same job with the same employer,
or the average rate of pay for the same job in the same geographical region, which ever is the higher.
A 457 worker must receive the same benefits (annual leave, sick leave, public holidays, Superannuation etc) as specified in industrial legislation, an Award or EBA, as any other Australian worker may be entitled to.
A 457 worker has the same access to the Fair Work Australia, as any other worker, including a right to compensation for unfair dismissal.
Chuboy, many factors distort any relationship between your graph and the influx of 457 workers, including the fact that 457 workers may only be employed in
selected ANZSCO level 400000 positions and above. Statistically, you can not compare a group of 95,000 workers who are employed exclusively in qualified trades, professional and managerial positions, with the total Australian work force in general where at least 30% are employed in ANZSCO level 500000 positions and below.
With apprentice numbers 40% below the number in training a decade ago, the next few years are going to be interesting. We may well see doctors and lawyers taking up plumbing apprenticeships as they chase even higher incomes........... Our national skills deficit is at crisis level, but the politicians are not interested in serious investment in vocational training.