Employers often find themselves scratching their heads when it
comes to making a 457 visa holder's position redundant, or
terminating their employment. Below is a quick refresher of the
rights and obligations for employers (sponsors) when ending a 457
visa holder's employment.
Firstly, if the position held by the 457 visa holder is required
elsewhere in the sponsor's business, the 457 visa holder can
work in an associated entity of the sponsor - if the sponsoring
business was a lawfully operating business in Australia at the time
it was approved as a standard business sponsor. Under this
arrangement, the sponsor retains ultimate responsibility for the
457 visa holder, including all sponsorship obligations, not the
associated entity. Note that the 457 visa holder cannot be on-hired
by the sponsor or associated entity to any other non-associated
business.
