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

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
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
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

EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
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.