Impact of Employment Policy on Job Opportunities for International Students in Australia

This research proposal aims at identifying the employment policy in Australia and unveiling the impacts that it has had on job opportunities for international students studying in Australia. The study will use a mixed methodology to conduct the research adequately. The secondary data will be majorly used, and it shall be acquired from the government website on the department of job and small business which is readily available online. The research will bring out the resultant effects and determine whether or not they are as a result of employment policy.

Running Head: EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
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EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
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Contents
1. Problem statement...........................................................................................................2
2. Aims and objectives........................................................................................................3
3. A brief methodology.......................................................................................................3
4. Secondary data sources...................................................................................................4
5. References.......................................................................................................................5
6. Appendix.........................................................................................................................6
Online topic discussion with affected students..........................................................................6

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1. Problem statement
The employment policy has caused many impacts on job opportunities for international
students studying in Australia (Olsen, Burgess, & Sharma, 2015). Even though the policy
provides opportunities for these international students to engage themselves in some income
generating activities to generate at least some revenue for their upkeep, the policy limits for
working hours is too high (Gribble, 2016). In Australia, the department of jobs and small
business has the mandate of developing employment policies and create jobs so that they’re
readily available for acquisition. The employment policy for international students in
Australia states that international students studying in Australia with a valid Visa are allowed
to work up to a maximum of 20 hours per week while the learning session is on progress
(Gomes, 2015). However, there is no limit of working hours during recognized school
vacations.
This employment policy has brought about various impacts (Cheshire, 2016). Firstly, it has
brought about job inconveniences. The fact that the students are only allowed to work for up
to 20 hours per week makes employers shy away from acquiring them due to the inconsistent
nature of their labor supply (Harvey, 2014). Secondly, the job opportunities are scarce
because employers will choose to get flexible employees (French & Strachan, 2015). Thirdly,
research shows that there is a mismatch between labour and job requirements. Students
looking for jobs will hardly get jobs matching their working criteria (Hakim, 2016). Lastly,
proper remuneration and provision of favorable working conditions will go down.

EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
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2. Aims and objectives
This research proposal aims at identifying the employment policy in Australia and unveiling
the impacts that it has had on job opportunities for international students studying in Australia
(Deeming & Smyth, 2017). The objectives of this proposal are:
 State the Australian employment policy
 Identity the body charged with the mandate of prescription of the employment policy
 Determine the available jobs for international students and their requirements
 Determine the impact of the employment policy on job opportunities for these
students
3. A brief methodology
For this research proposal, this study will use a mixed methodology to conduct the research
adequately (Marginson, 2015). This method will help to collect relevant information to
authenticate the research adequately,
 Literature review - For adequate coverage of the topic in question, sources will be
the department of job opportunities and small business, academic journals, relevant
websites, e.g., internationalstudent.com and pertinent other sources and reports that
are available to the public (Rogen, 2014).
 Data collection - I will collect secondary data from Australian higher education
institutions, the ministry of labor as well as other relevant employment organizations.

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 Interviews - To verify and authenticate the secondary data, international students
studying in Australia will be interviewed, I will also question principal employment
sources and the information acquired as a result, together with the research findings
will assist in coming up with the right conclusion and recommendations for future
advancements on job creation and maintenance.
4. Secondary data sources
As mentioned earlier in this report, secondary data will be majorly used, and it shall be
acquired from the government website on the department of job and small business which is
readily available online (Christensen & Schneider, 2015). On the same note, information
regarding impacts of employment policy on job opportunities, international students studying
in Australia employment statics, available job opportunities and obtain their requirements
from relevant academic journals and websites.
After data collection, the so acquired data will be analyzed to find out the relationship
between job opportunities for international students in Australia and the employment policy
(Mak & Brown, 2014). This will apparently bring out the resultant effects and determine
whether or not they are as a result of employment policy

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5. References
Cheshire, L. (2016). Governing rural development: Discourses and practices of self-help in
Australian agricultural policy. Routledge, 29-32.
Christensen, K., & Schneider, B. (2015). Workplace Flexibility: Realigning 20th-century jobs
for a 21st-century workforce. Cornell University Press, 87-90.
Deeming, C., & Smyth, P. (2017). Social investment after neoliberalism: policy paradigms
and political platforms. Journal of social policy, 17-20.
French, E., & Strachan, G. (2015). Women at work! Evaluating equal employment policies
and outcomes in construction. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International
Journal, 34-40.
Gomes, C. (2015). Negotiating everyday life in Australia: Unpacking the parallel society
inhabited by Asian international students through their social networks and
entertainment media use. Journal of Youth Studies, 41-50.
Gribble, C. (2016). Employment, work placements & work-integrated learning of
international students in Australia. International Education Association of Australia,
Research Digest, 29-34.
Gribble, C., Rahimi, M., & Blackmore, J. (2017). International Students and Post-study
Employment: The Impact of University and Host Community Engagement on the

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Employment Outcomes of International Students in Australia. In International
Student Connected, 36-42.
Hakim, C. (2016). Critical issues in women's work: Female diversity and the polarisation of
women's employment. Routledge-Cavendish, 65-70.
Harvey, P. (2014). Securing the right to employment: Social welfare policy and the
unemployed in the United States. Princeton University Press, 70-74.
Mak, A., & Brown, P. (2014). Contact and attitudes toward international students in
Australia: Intergroup anxiety and intercultural communication emotions as mediators.
Journal of cross-cultural psychology, 55-57.
Marginson, S. (2015). Is Australia overdependent on international students? International
Higher Education, 53-58.
Olsen, A., Burgess, Z., & Sharma, R. (2015). The comparative academic performance of
international students in Australia. International Higher Education, 54-62.
Rogen, M. (2014). Review of Indigenous Training and Employment (Australia): creating
parity. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, 50-62.

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6. Appendix
Online topic discussion with affected students
Student 1:
Hello everyone,
As part of my assignment, I am making a research proposal on the impact of employment
policy on job opportunities for international students in Australia. This is, of course, an issue
that has been given a blind eye by the most of people, and it’s, therefore, time to do
something about it. In this research, I will collect information such as the number of students
affected by the same and the scope of the impact as well. I will also need to find out whether
the effects have a direct link to the employment policy.
I will be glad to hear from everyone, whether or not affected.
Thanks
Student 2
Personally, I am one of the affected. I study medicine in Australia, but I come from New
Zealand. I have the feeling that this policy working hour limitation is so much disgusting and
something needs to be done. In as much as the government is trying to make sure that the

EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
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Australian natives have access to jobs, they should not neglect the international students
studying there because they have genuine needs just like the other students.
Thanks for the topic, wish you well in your research.
Student 1
Thank you so much for your input
Your argument is precisely what I was looking for. As you’ve argued, I think this limit is
affecting a large number of students. Once again thank you.
Student 3
Hi,
Being an international student studying in Australia, I feel discriminated. How come that
working hours have to be limited to only a maximum of 20? This is less than a day, and it’s
not fair. I wish you success in your research dude.
Student 4
Hi,
Personally, I’m not affected by the same, but I think these guys will hardly get jobs because
employers will look for employees who would supply consistent labor.
Thanks
Student 1

EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
Thanks all for your opinions on the same. Your views have inspired my research so much.
Thank you.