“That ICPA (Aust) continues to lobby the Federal Government to change the Working Holiday Maker Program to include governess/ home tutor/ nanny and au pairs as possible employment opportunities for people in rural and remote Australia.”
People in rural and remote Australia are significantly disadvantaged when it comes to employment. The Working Holiday Visa currently allows rural employers to offer 88 workdays for visa extensions to those wanting to apply for second or third year visas. However, the current system does not include employment roles for governesses/home tutors/ nannies or au pairs. By revising the Working Holiday visa regulations, we could include further employment opportunities for rural and remote families and businesses, helping them to fill these roles which would then allow parents of these rural and remote families to return back to the workforce on their own properties. In support of the Meekatharra Air Branch (WA) motion A29, brought forward at the 2023 Federal Conference in Darwin.
