Shawl Town - South Africa-born Allan Moss, who heads up Macquarie Bank - is at the moment Australia's highest paid CEO, having earned amassed than A$33m (R195m) in 2007. Moss is widely credited with having turned Macquarie Bank from a child player into an international powerhouse (www.moneyweek.com).

Such is the appreciation Moss has accrued over the oldness that he has acquired the name "Sage of Sydney", some labelling him an Australian Warren Buffet.

He is celebrated for his humility and "bumbling professor" image, on the contrary underneath all this is a affair accomplishment who has managed to outwit indefinite an international rival (www.theage.com.au).

Another boom clothesline is South African born Gail Kelly, who has immediately mature the most highly paid businesswomen in Australia and is ranked by Fortune periodical as one of the top 50 most cogent women in the world. She is further the front woman to sense a top-ten listed Australian company.

Kelly immigrated to Australia in 1997 to clamp the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and worked her course fini the ranks to the stop where she testament be captivating over as CEO of Westpac Bank in Feb close year.

According to Oz-LifeStyle.com agency head, Mike Stowe, individuals such as Allan Moss and Gail Kelly act as the pinnacle of South African immigrant achievements, nevertheless they are not alone.

"In fact, the standard 457 Visa worthy migrant's honorarium of A$70 000 (R413 000) indicates that the popular South African immigrant is practicable to be an above principles player when it comes to earnings. According to the Australian Office of Statistics, the criterion Australian earnings is A$57 000."

Faced with growing skills shortages - combined with an unemployment degree of sorrounding four percent - Australian businesses admit more and more sought certified South Africans. Australia's robust economy, gigantic GDP duration and low inflation and common debt, keep meant that there are simply not sufficiently Australians to fill appointment vacancies.

"South Africans are sought after by Australian firms thanks to they lock up a altitudinous customary of education along with a worthy business ethic, proficiency in English, and certified production or corporate training.

"Australian employees besides be acquainted that South Africans convert fit to the Ozzie lifestyle and culture. Our perspiring climate, geographic fairness and diversity, suburbs, shopping centres, field aggregation education and medical standards - are exact similar." says Stowe.

Job agencies throughout Australia presentation countless employment opportunities for South Africans, particularly in "priority" fields.

"These 'priority' jobs are identified in Australia's immigration program. At present, there is an pressing require for persons in IT (project and construction programmers), retail (management and supervisors), the medical field, mining (engineers and surveyors), defence, industry (abattoir supervisors and workers, project and electrical engineers) and all trades." says Stowe.

The Australian Branch of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC), announced earlier this year that humans with commerce skills were needed most, on the other hand again listed chartered accountants, medical professionals, welders and hairdressers as other skills that were in short supply.

The revamped "457 Visa", sponsored in effects by prospective employers (who are compelled for answer journey costs and medical expenses), allows employees and their families to stay in Australia on a passing target for four years. Permanent territory may be applied for after two years.

- fin24.co.za



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