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South Africa has proposed significant modifications to the country's work permit laws. The aim is to boost the travel and tourism sector and draw in more professionals. The new points-based system for the allocation of work visas will be quicker and simpler to use than the old one. The criterion, which was established at twice the formal sector median pay, will aid in shielding lower-class workers from competitors.The government of South Africa has proposed significant modifications to the country’s work permit laws in an effort to boost the travel and tourism sector and draw in more professionals to the country’s skills-deficient economy. The Department of Home Affairs issued revised regulations in the official Government Gazette on Wednesday, introducing a new points-based system for the allocation of work visas. The new method will be quicker and simpler to use than the old one, and it will give preference to people with scarce or important talents, a job offer, and the ability to speak at least one of the official languages of the nation.
If an individual makes at least 650,796 rand ($36,894) a year, they can also apply for general work visas, which are good for up to five years. The criterion, which was established at twice the formal sector median pay, will aid in shielding lower-class workers from competitors. Highly compensated foreign workers who don’t compete with local labourers and can demonstrate they have enough resources to maintain themselves may also be granted remote working visas.
Some of the largest foreign-owned businesses in South Africa have complained that the country’s complex permitting process makes it difficult for them to get executives and specialists into the country. The redesign should help allay these concerns.Thus far, applicants have been required to endure protracted wait times for work permits, despite the fact that a subpar local education system has left employers in need of competent labour.
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said in a statement, “The gazetting of all required elements for the remote work visitor visa and the new points-based system for work visas amounts to the single most progressive and pro-jobs regulatory reform South Africa has seen in decades.” In order to generate thousands of new jobs for South Africans, the reforms “will reposition South Africa as a world-class destination for investment and tourism,” he claimed.
According to the minister, for every additional skilled worker who engages in the economy, an enhanced visa regime can generate seven new employment through independent study commissioned by the central bank and the International Food Policy study Institute.
