COLUMN / Overseas employment
Global hunt is on
Searching for club staff here or over there is the question on everyone’s lips
WITH A JOBLESS rate around the 4 per
upskilling and retention strategies,” Rachelle
– hospitality staff and a limited pool of
employment, training, visa sponsorship,
cent mark, a lack of trained – or willing talent, clubs are increasingly looking overseas for staff.
But it’s a big world out there and
charges a flat fee of $5000 with six months replacement guarantee for an employee.
“We have 99 per cent success rate with
our placement,” Rachelle says.
knowledge of the language?
obligations once a candidate lands.
still over our shoulder how, as an employer,
supportive environment where candidates
overseas experience and credentials, and
and receive the salary and entitlement
And with the shadow of the pandemic
do you check their vax status, judge their
assess a CV? When they do get here, how do you make sure they are happy and not get
But employers also have their own “They need to provide a safe and
are supported to perform at their best
according to the award,” Rachelle adds. While many hospitality operators are
too homesick and head back, leaving you
looking to lure employees from overseas
is all this going to cost?
relocation costs, accommodation, cars, etc,
with another hole to fill. Oh, and how much For overseas recruitment company Ausphin
seeing is believing, so they have developed
Visume where employers can easily screen a candidate’s skills through a video resume. “Our Visume is loved by the industry,
especially the hospitality industry,” says
Ausphin founder and CEO, Rachelle Yilmaz, who emailed from Fiji.
Ausphin has a pool of more than 5000
skilled chefs and restaurant managers across the globe and while it is now
targeting Singapore, Dubai, the Philippines
with costly packages including airfares,
online training organisation Allara Learning
founder and CEO Andrew Lewis still believes there is an opportunity to find local talent. But employers must invest in training
programs and provide new employees
with the skills required to succeed in the hospitality industry.
“Some employees are not returning to the
hospitality industry post-lockdown due to
lack of support offered to the industry and
its employees through Covid,” Andrew says. Allara Learning has already run several
and Maldives, it will be aiming for skilled
successful JobReady programs for NSW
quarter. All candidates must be doubled-
and Dooleys.
candidates from Europe in the third
vaxxed and have intermediate English. “Ausphin is unique. We focus on
workforce solutions from attracting highly
skilled chefs and hospitality professionals to 82 / Club Management
being offered employment, while Ausphin
and will get the support they need to make that big move overseas, often with limited
Ausphin
From an employee perspective, the costs
chances of finding a recruit who not only a valid visa, can cope with the transition
founder and CEO,
career plan for each applicant.”
are covered if a candidate does succeed in
can do the job but who fits your culture, has
Rachelle Yilmaz,
relocation, PR application and personalised
something of a lucky dip when you recruit overseas. And how do you improve your
‘We have 99 per cent success rate with our placement.’
says. “We offer an end-to-end service from
clubs including Wests, Bankstown Sports “JobReady programs equip local job
seekers with the training and skills required for specific roles within your business,” Andrew says.
