Australia’s Hiring Challenges Aren’t About Your Business - They’re About the Labour Market

Across healthcare and construction, employers are facing the same pressure.
Vacancies remain open. Retention is difficult. Skilled candidates feel fewer and farther between.

This isn’t because businesses are doing something wrong.
It’s because the labour market simply doesn’t have enough people to meet demand - and hasn’t for years.

Yet many employers still rely on the same hiring filter:
“We only want candidates who already have work rights.”

It sounds safe, but it removes the very talent Australia’s skilled migration system is designed to bring in.

Why This Filter Holds Employers Back

Temporary visas like working holiday or student visas may offer short-term availability, but they’re not built for long-term workforce needs.
Meanwhile, skilled professionals overseas - tradespeople, nurses, supervisors, specialists - often can’t enter Australia without a sponsorship pathway.

If you limit your search to people who already hold a visa, you’re not selecting based on competence or fit.
You’re selecting based on circumstance.

And that limits your options more than the labour shortage already does.

Understanding the System Opens Up the Talent Pool

Employer sponsorship isn’t an emergency tool.
It’s a structured, lawful workforce pathway:

1. Sponsorship Approval
   Confirming your business meets eligibility and training requirements.

2. Nomination
   Aligning each role to the correct classification and salary benchmark.

3. Visa Application
   Preparing a full, evidence-based submission for the skilled candidate.

Once employers understand these steps, sponsorship becomes far less daunting and far more strategic.

The Real Talent Pool Is Bigger Than You Think

Many of the most committed long-term hires are people who:

• don’t qualify for working holiday visas

• aren’t already inside Australia

• hold skills currently recognised as being in national shortage

• are looking for stability, not short-term work

Sponsorship allows you to reach this group - the workers who can actually stay, build careers, and support long-term planning.

A More Informed Approach Means Better Outcomes

When employers understand how the migration system is designed, they stop filtering candidates by visa status and start recruiting based on skill and potential.

That’s where real workforce stability begins.

If You’d Like to Explore Whether Sponsorship Is an Option for Your Business

Start with a simple, high-level assessment here:
👉 solvi.com.au/hire-international-workers-eligibility-checklist