REGIONAL Express (Rex) will recruit overseas pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and flight instructors to address critical skills shortages, after a five-year Labour Agreement which has been granted by the Department of Home Affairs.
Under the terms of the deal, Rex will be able to hire foreign workers who meet prescribed conditions under the Temporary Skills Shortage visa subclass 482, which will allow employees to apply for permanent residency after three years with the company.
Rex has previously accused Qantas and Virgin Australia of “pilot poaching” and the “rapacious plundering” of its homegrown talent (TD 16 Jul 2018).
Meanwhile, the regional carrier has announced it has added $1.5 million to its Drought Fund, to support people affected by the NSW and Qld fires.
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