Temporary relaxation of working hours for student visa holders –

​​​​​​​​​Due to workforce shortages;

The Treasurer and the Minister announced this week that temporary arrangements have been put in place to relax the 40 hours per fortnight cap on working hours of Student Visa holders to assist with Australia’s economic recovery. The limitation has been lifted for work in any sector of the economy.

This temporary arrangement came into effect immediately in an announcement on 19 January 2022. These arrangements will be reviewed by the Government in April 2022.

While these measures are in place:

  • students must maintain their course enrolment, attendance and satisfactory progress

Home Affairs and the ABF will not:

  • cancel the visas of students working more than 40 hours per fortnight
  • not refer students for breaches of s235 of the Act related to working hours
  • not refer employers or labour-hire companies for investigation for allowing students to work in breach of their visa conditions

Further information is available on the Home Affairs website.    

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Commercial and Conveyancing Paralegal –   Phoenix Law & Associates is a boutique law firm located in the heart of the Brisbane CBD.

We are seeking a Commercial and Conveyancing Paralegal to join our growing team. It is expected that the predominant areas of involvement will be residential and commercial conveyancing, business purchase and sales as well as leasing.

 

Routine tasks include;

 

Review of contracts and close liaison with solicitors to protect client interests, drafting client and third party correspondence, drafting first drafts of advices on standard contracts and leases and maintenance of client files.

Due to the nature of our clientele, the right applicant will be required to be competent at a business/commercial level to read, write and speak both English and Chinese (Mandarin).

 

The ideal candidate will:

 

Be organised and have high attention to detail
Mature minded
Has great time management
Be able to take and follow instructions
Be able to work as part of a team and by yourself
Be able to use Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Outlook
Have good communication skills both written and spoken
Have relevant experience such as administration role, legal secretary or paralegal
Has a strong work ethic and keen interest to learn

 

What you can expect from us:

 

Opportunity for your role to grow with the business
You’ll be welcomed into a close-knit team of friendly, genuine people
Desirable team culture and morale
Enjoyable work-life balance
Lots of extra benefits such as team lunches, massages, monthly morning teas, rewards for reaching targets
This is a full-time role, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.

We are seeking a candidate who can commence immediately/as soon as possible.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be considered at this time.

 

Apply by email to: t.pearson@phoenix-law.com.au

With Phoenix Law, you’ll get big firm talent and small firm culture. We’ll treat you like a person, not just a case number.

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Lunar New Year is on Friday 12 February this year and it’s the lucky Year of the Ox.

It’s called the Lunar New Year because it marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendars which are regulated by the cycles of the moon and sun. The Lunar New Year (often called Chinese New Year) is celebrated by many East Asian countries.

The zodiac sign of the Ox occupies the second position in the Chinese Zodiac. Those born under the influence of the Ox are fortunate to be stable and persevering.

The typical Ox is a tolerant person with a strong character.

Oxen are the hard workers in the background, intelligent and reliable, but never demanding praise. Years of the Ox are: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021. Were you born in the “Year of the Ox”?

Members of our team born in the year of the Ox are your best advocates, intelligent, reliable, guiding you in your legal and life decisions.   At Phoenix Law & Associates, we have a multilingual team to help you rise from the ashes.

Chinese Zodiac Calendar
While you may have heard of the 12-year Chinese zodiac calendar, represented by 12 different animals, it’s actually far more complicated. A year isn’t just categorized by its zodiac animal. There’s also a complex sexagenary cycle — a combination of one of 10 heavenly stems and one of 12 earthly branches.
For example, February 12 marks the beginning of the xin chou year, according to the sexagenary cycle. “Xin” represents the heavenly stem for the element metal, while “chou” is the earthly branch symbol for ox, making it the Year of the Metal Ox.
Thierry Chow, a Hong Kong-based feng shui master
“The year of xin chou will have a strong emphasis on the yin metal element,” she says. “The metal element represents anything sparkly from jewelry to the needle of a syringe. So we can see a bigger emphasis on industries related to metal in 2021.
“The ox, in Chinese culture, is a hardworking zodiac sign. It usually signifies movements so, hopefully, the world will be less static than last year and get moving again in the second half of the year.”
Many people take the 60-year calendar very seriously and believe each person’s own birth sign will be affected differently by the year’s heavenly stems and earthly branches. So the calendar plays an important role in making huge life decisions for the year ahead, such as whether they should get married or start a business.

Lunar New Year 2021 The Year of the Ox

February 12 marks the start of the Year of the Metal Ox.
Normally, Lunar New Year fairs will be set up during the last days of the lunar year, most selling trinkets and flowers for the new year. But because of the pandemic, many cities have downsized or cancelled their festivities.
The year usually wraps up with a big family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve, which falls on February 11 this year.
The Menu
The menu is carefully chosen to include dishes associated with luck, including fish (the Chinese word for it sounds like the word for “surplus”), puddings (symbolizes advancement) and foods that look like gold ingots (like dumplings).
Do wear red, don’t wash your hair. or buy shoes.
Families tend to have different sets of rules and traditions, but most will bless each other with auspicious words like “san tai gin hong” or “shen ti jian kang” (wish you good health).
There are plenty of other rules and superstitions attached to the Lunar New Year. For instance, don’t wash or cut your hair on the first day of the new year. The Chinese character for hair is the first character in the word for prosper. Therefore washing or cutting it off is seen as washing your fortune away.
You’ll also want to avoid purchasing footwear for the entire lunar month, as the term for shoes (haai) sounds like losing and sighing in Cantonese. Do, however, wear red. It’s associated with luck and prosperity.
All year round,  Phoenix Law & Associates work hard to help you with your prosperity, business decisions and legal needs. 

 

At Phoenix Law, We Speak Your Language, and we understand your customs.  

“In Japan, the New Year is the biggest celebration of the year. We have a proverb in Japan, “the total for the year is on New Year’s Day”. In other words, we symbolise the first of January of each year as being your new year coming. So most Japanese people will visit their local temples and shrines to pay respects to their ancestors and gods and pray for the prosperous year.

Traditionally the New Year dish In Japan is called “Osechi”. Osechi are traditional foods which are the variety of Japanese traditional foods packed together in “Jubako” which is special box that resembles bento boxes. It is prepared before the New Year so that the kitchen would not be used to give “the Kitchen God” rest during the new year festive period.

All of the ingredients in Osechi are meant for good health, fortune and prosperity for a year. For example, “Black beans” are eaten to encourage work and academic achievement. Prawns have long hair with bended backs, so that it symbolises old people and you eat them to pray for longevity.

Salted Herring Roe is eaten to pray for the prosperity of descendants. Mashed sweet potato with chestnuts is believed to raise money luck and fortune, and  Sweet Omelet is eaten to improve your knowledge. ” Hideki Shimizu,  Legal Practice Director, Lawyer , Registered Migration Agent (MARN 9900985)

Japanese Lawyers plus thirteen other languages 

In today’s transnational world, finding advisors and Japanese lawyers that can communicate with you about your legal needs in the language you’re most comfortable speaking is a must. At Phoenix Law, we are proud to be a multilingual law firm that celebrates diversity. We strive to assist you with your domestic and international affairs in the language you prefer speaking. At Phoenix Law, we speak thirteen languages in addition to English.  CALL US anytime at 1800GETHELP –  or read more at https://www.phoenix-law.com.au/