Cultural differences
However, migrants originating from non-English speaking countries to Australia have adjustment needs extending beyond employment (Bahn, 2014). Previous literature has highlighted the specific adjustment needs of expatriates as interacting with others in the host country, work, and general culture and living conditions (Bahn, 2014). Bahn’s study on the success of Filipino skilled migrants showed that extensive support is needed, especially when the migrant’s family move to Western Australia with them, specifically due to work differences between Australia and the Philippines and adjustment issues surrounding living skills and socialisation (Bahn, 2014). More than half of the permanent arrivals from China are skilled migrants, and the Lu et al study on professional …show more content…
Societal and workplace culture and country of birth are important sources of personal attributes that at times do not match with employers’ requirements and thus influence integration. The cultural background of immigrants is a significant issue for their integration into a new environment. Pires et al. (2006) highlight that when the differences between the hosts’s mainstream culture and the new arrival’s home culture is wider, then the new arrival’s challenges of acculturation are higher. Immigrants from ESB face fewer hurdles than immigrants from NESB (Junankar and Mahuteau, 2005; Kler, 2006; Green et al., 2007; Syed and Murray, 2009). It can be argued that since English is more practiced in countries like Singapore, South Africa1 and the Netherlands than the pure non-English speaking countries like China, India, and Bangladesh, immigrants from the former countries are better able to be integrated due to language comfort. The lower usage of English as an official language in many Asian countries and societal cultural differences between Asia and Australia have been identified as important characteristics that affect the integration process of NESB,
However, migrants originating from non-English speaking countries to Australia have adjustment needs extending beyond employment (Bahn, 2014). Previous literature has highlighted the specific adjustment needs of expatriates as interacting with others in the host country, work, and general culture and living conditions (Bahn, 2014). Bahn’s study on the success of Filipino skilled migrants showed that extensive support is needed, especially when the migrant’s family move to Western Australia with them, specifically due to work differences between Australia and the Philippines and adjustment issues surrounding living skills and socialisation (Bahn, 2014). More than half of the permanent arrivals from China are skilled migrants, and the Lu et al study on professional …show more content…
Societal and workplace culture and country of birth are important sources of personal attributes that at times do not match with employers’ requirements and thus influence integration. The cultural background of immigrants is a significant issue for their integration into a new environment. Pires et al. (2006) highlight that when the differences between the hosts’s mainstream culture and the new arrival’s home culture is wider, then the new arrival’s challenges of acculturation are higher. Immigrants from ESB face fewer hurdles than immigrants from NESB (Junankar and Mahuteau, 2005; Kler, 2006; Green et al., 2007; Syed and Murray, 2009). It can be argued that since English is more practiced in countries like Singapore, South Africa1 and the Netherlands than the pure non-English speaking countries like China, India, and Bangladesh, immigrants from the former countries are better able to be integrated due to language comfort. The lower usage of English as an official language in many Asian countries and societal cultural differences between Asia and Australia have been identified as important characteristics that affect the integration process of NESB,