An Aussie judge has just ruled that foreign workers working in their home countries get all Aussie protections and minimum wages
She may have killed the golden goose of Australian companies offshoring now as the only reason they do that is due to currency and cost of living arbitrage.
Which is great for Australian workers onshore who will now be increasingly hired but not in her countrymans favour. As the boss said.
“And have I employed somebody to replace her from the Philippines? Absolutely not.”
Simple. Register your company in Taiwan and pay all your workers in Australia the minimum wage in Taiwan.
That’s what a large telecom in Canada does. They own an international subsidiary that’s registered in the Philippines. Then the main company hires them out from their subsidiary at local wages.
pretty smart. screws over Australians working in Australia remotely for foreign companies
Plus it screws over Filipinos by onshoring their remote jobs back to Oz.
pretty smart. screws over Australians working in Australia remotely for foreign companies
Not quite. Makes no difference if they don’t lower their standards below Aussie minimum wages
Plus it screws over Filipinos by onshoring their remote jobs back to Oz.
Aussie workers should be first and foremost prioritised
