While unions have given qualified support to the bulk of the Federal Government's proposed changes to the 457 visa laws, employer organisations have argued that the increased costs and obligations on businesses would discourage them from using the scheme and that the prohibition on using visa holders as strike-breakers raised serious legal difficulties.
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