portomar

So i have been working for a company for about 6 months...they did my initial 457, sponsoring me for the maximum 4 years...the work they thought they had dried up, so I am looking for a new employer and have found one. The company is an approved sponsor but there is a problem: they are under the impression that if they sign me up, they are effectively signing me up as a permanent employee for the duration of the sponsorship under law. No matter how much I plead, they won't listen that they are 2 separate things. Does anyone have official/semi-official proof that this is not the case? Thanks in advance!

i know this thread is very old but thought i would ask...my girlfriend just went to apply for s bridging visa b to leave the country for a family wedding in a few weeks, and was told it couldnt be granted on the spot and she would find out by post in a week...what has happened? is this visa no longer granted on the spot?